USN · DD

Eaton

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-09-20Commissioned 1942-12-04Survived the war. Sunk as target, 27 March 1970

U.S. Navy. USS Eaton (DD-510) on 5 February 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

EBEdward Louis BeckCaptain, 4 December 1942 – 3 September 1943 FGFritz GleimCaptain, 27 March 1943 – 23 December 1944 EJEdward Frank JacksonCaptain, 3 September 1943 – 27 March 1944 CBChesford BrownCaptain, 23 December 1944 – 5 September 1945 JMJames Louis MayCaptain from 5 September 1945