| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 696 |
| Built by | Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 May 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 8 Oct 1958 |
| History | Decommissioned 8 October 1958. |
Commands listed for USS Spangler (DE 696)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Ano Burgett, USN | 31 Oct 1943 | 13 May 1944 |
| 2 | Douglas J. McFarlane, USNR | 13 May 1944 | 13 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Harold M. Edwards, USNR | 15 Mar 1945 | 10 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Spangler include:
24 Mar 1945
At 0544K/24, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) is joined by USS Sprangler (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Edwards, USNR) which is to escort her to Saipan.
They arrived at Saipan shortly after 1300K/24.
USS Devilfish was then taken in hand for repairs to make her fit for onward passage to Pearl Harbor by the submarine tender USS Fulton (T/Capt. A.A. Clarkson, USN).
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