| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DD 336 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1919 |
| Launched | 12 Aug 1919 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1920 |
| End service | 5 Nov 1945 |
| History | Reclassified as miscellaneous auxiliary AG-95 on 31 March 1945 |
Commands listed for USS Litchfield (DD 336)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Murvale Talcott Farrar, USN | 26 Apr 1939 | 7 May 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Penn McCarty, USN | 7 May 1940 | 9 Jan 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Haywood Ball, USN | 9 Jan 1941 | 21 Dec 1942 (1) |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Harry Campbell, USN | 21 Dec 1942 | 4 Aug 1943 |
| 5 | T/Cdr. John Rowland McKnight, Jr., USN | 4 Aug 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt.Cdr. Harry Clark Maynard, USN | 10 Oct 1943 | 1 Feb 1944 |
| 7 | Lt.(jg) Albert Francis Hollingsworth, USN | 1 Feb 1944 | 23 Dec 1944 |
| 8 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Lewis Holtz, USNR | 23 Dec 1944 | 9 Jul 1945 |
| 9 | Maynard James Natheson, USNR | 9 Jul 1945 | 30 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Litchfield include:
7 Jan 1943
USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. W.E. Ferrall) ended her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS Litchfield (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN).
9 Jan 1943
USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. W.E. Ferrall) departed Pearl Harbor for the Mare Island Navy Yard where she was to refit. She was escorted out by USS Litchfield (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN).
15 Jan 1943
Around 1200VW/15, USS Plunger (T/Cdr. D.C. White, USN), USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. J.R. Moore, USN), USS Halibut (T/Cdr. P.H. Ross, USN) ended their 4th, 7th and 3rd war patrols at Pearl Harbor. They were escorted in by USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN) which had joined them around 0700VW/15. (2)
15 May 1943
USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. J.R. Moore, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN). (3)
8 Sep 1943
From 8 to 10 September 1943, USS Cabrilla (T/Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr., USN).
During 9/10 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2295 which had departed San Francisco on 31 August and arrived at Pearl Harbour on 10 September. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Maliko (American, 6847 GRT, built 1918), Mericos H. Whittier (American (tanker), 6972 GRT, built 1919), Nira Luckenbach (American, 5591 GRT, built 1919), Philippa (American, 9606 GRT, built 1902) and Thomas Ewing (American, 7180 GRT, built 1943). The convoy was escorted by USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Prause, USN).
18 Sep 1943
USS Grayback (T/Cdr. J.A. Moore, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr., USN).
26 Mar 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Mitchell (Lt.Cdr. M.S. Erdahl, USNR), USS Litchfield (Lt. A.F. Hollingsworth, USN) and USS Guavina (Cdr. C. Tiedeman, USN).
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Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/336.htm
- Patrol report of USS Plunger for her 4th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 7th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Halibut for her 3rd war patrol
- War diary 14th Naval District for May 1943 + War diary USS Litchfield for May 1943
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