| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 38 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 21 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 21 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Wyman (DE 38)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Witcher Copeland, USNR | 1 Sep 1943 | 1 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Edward Peter Parker, USNR | 1 Feb 1944 | 1 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Dudley Talbot, USNR | 1 Jun 1945 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wyman include:
11 Jan 1944
During 11/12 January 1944, USS Tang (T/Lt.Cdr. R.H. O'Kane, USN) and USS Burrfish (T/Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Copeland, USNR). These included night exercises.
13 Jan 1944
From 13 to 15 January 1944, USS Spearfish (T/Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN), USS Tang (T/Lt.Cdr. R.H. O'Kane, USN) and USS Burrfish (T/Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Copeland, USNR). Convoy attack exercises were also scheduled but apparently the incoming convoy was not sighted.
29 Jan 1944
During 29/30 January 1944, USS Skate (T/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Gruner, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor.
On 29 January exercises were carried out together with USS Trout (T/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Clark, USN) and USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Copeland, USNR).
Later USS Trout parted company and the two remaining ships were joined by USS Rock (T/Lt.Cdr. J.J. Flachsenhar, USN) and USS Chew (Cdr. A.G. Grant, USNR) for night exercises.
On completion of the night exercises, USS Skate was rejoined by USS Wyman for more exercises until USS Wymanwas relieved by USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. H.C. Maynard, USN).
18 Mar 1944
From 18 to 20 March 1944, USS Pargo (T/Cdr. I.C. Eddy, USN) and USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Parker, USNR) and USS Reynolds (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Adams, USNR).
During 19/20 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2373 which had departed San Francisco on 11 March and arrived at Hawaii (Pearl Harbor and Honolulu) on 20 March. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Francis Wilson (American, 7176 GRT, built 1943) and John B. Floyd (American, 7181 GRT, built 1942). The convoy was escorted by the minesweeper USS Captivate (Lt.Cdr. B.F. Kocel, USNR).
25 Mar 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Parker, USNR), USS Florikan (Cdr. G.A. Sharp, USN) and USS Salmon (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
26 Mar 1944
USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Uhlmann (T/Cdr. S.G. Hooper, USN) and USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Parker, USNR).
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