| 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 | Edwin 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:
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).
25 Mar 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Wyman (Lt. E.P. Parker, USNR), USS Florikan (Cdr. G.A. Sharp, USN) and USS Salmon (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
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