USN · DD

Charles J. Badger

Photos and info

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1943-04-03Commissioned 1943-07-23Survived the war. Sold to Chile for parts, 10 May 1974

USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657) underway at sea on 14 August 1943 (NH 45513).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

WCWilliam Goodwin CooperCaptain, 23 July 1943 – 18 April 1944 JCJohn Henderson CottenCaptain, 18 April 1944 – 26 August 1945 JKJohn Dandridge Henley KaneCaptain, 26 August 1945 – 22 September 1945 DHDavid Lombard HarrisCaptain from 22 September 1945