Allied Warships

USS Le Hardy (DE 20)

Destroyer Escort of the Evarts class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEvarts 
PennantDE 20 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Apr 1942 
Launched21 Nov 1942 
Commissioned15 May 1943 
End service25 Oct 1945 
History

Decommissioned 25 October 1945.
Stricken 13 November 1945.
Sold 26 December 1946 and broken up in 1947.

 

Commands listed for USS Le Hardy (DE 20)

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CommanderFromTo
1Jack Hamilton Prause, USN15 May 194330 Jan 1944
2Lt.Cdr. Volney Hamilton Craig, Jr., USNR30 Jan 1944Jun 1944
3Lt.Cdr. Edward Lewis Holtz, USNRJun 19448 Nov 1944
4Lt. John W. Dayton, Jr., USNR8 Nov 194420 Jun 1945
5Oliver William Park, USNR20 Jun 194525 Oct 1945

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Notable events involving Le Hardy include:


2 Jul 1944
During 2 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Croaker (T/Cdr. J.E. Lee, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Haddon, USNR) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR).

On completion of the day exercises USS Croaker and USS Harold C. Thomas returned to Pearl Harbour.

The remaining ships remained out for night exercises and were joined for exercises on the 3rd by USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. G.W. Underwood, USN) and USS Harold C. Thomas. (1)

4 Jul 1944
During 4/5 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Gerwick, USN) and USS Billfish (T/Cdr. V.C. Turner, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR) and USS Lyman (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Wilson, USNR). These included night exercises. (2)

9 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) and USS Sea Dog (T/Cdr. V.L. Lowrance, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. W.S. Hall, USN).

On completion of the exercises USS Sea Dog proceeded to Pearl Harbour escorted by USS Le Hardy.

USS Escolar remained out for night exercises with USS Charles R. Greer and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN). They returned to Pearl Harbour early in the afternoon of the 10th.

12 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. W.S. Hall, USN).

16 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR).

17 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USNR) and USS Blackfish (Cdr. R.F. Sellars, USN).

19 Sep 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Tisdale (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Hatfield, USNR) and USS Blackfish (Cdr. R.F. Sellars, USN).

10 May 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Dayton, Jr., USNR).

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Sources

  1. War diary 14th Naval District for July 1944 + War diary USS Le Hardy for July 1944 + War diary USS Harold C. Thomas for July 1944 + War diary USS Charles R. Greer for July 1944
  2. War diary 14th Naval District for July 1944 + War diary USS Le Hardy for July 1944 + War diary USS Charles R. Greer for July 1944 + War diary USS Lyman for July 1944

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