Allied Warships

USS George (DE 697)

Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer Escort
Class	Buckley
Pennant	DE 697
Built by	Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Oct 1942
Laid down	22 May 1943
Launched	15 Jul 1943
Commissioned	31 Oct 1943
End service	8 Oct 1958
History	Decommissioned 8 October 1958. Stricken 1 November 1969. Sold 12 October 1970 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS George (DE 697)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt.Cdr. John Edward Pace, USN	20 Nov 1943	16 May 1944
2	Lt. Fred(erick) William Just, USNR	16 May 1944

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Notable events involving George include:

7 Mar 1945
USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS George (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Just, USNR).

15 Mar 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) departed Guam for Pearl Harbour. On board was US military personnel. She was escorted until 1700L/18 (to the vicinity of Eniwetok) by the destroyer escort USS George (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Just, USNR). (1)