USS Charles J. Kimmel (DE-584), Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Charles J. Kimmel was a Rudderow class destroyer escort serving in the US Navy from 1944 through 1947. She served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of WWII. The Kimmel was laid down by Bethlehem Steel in Hingham MA on 1 December 1943 and launched on 15 January 1944, she was commissioned 20 April 1944 Decommissioned 15 January 1947, stricken 30 June 1968 and ultimately sunk as target off California, 13 November 1969. The ship was named after Charles Jack Kimmel, born in Rushsylvania, Ohio, 2 July 1918. Charles enlisted in the Marine Corps 29 October 1941 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 31 January 1942. He was killed in action near the bloody Matanikau River on Guadalcanal 2 November 1942 while leading his platoon in a bayonet charge. His superb courage in this hand-to-hand combat won recognition in the posthumous award of the Navy Cross.