USN · DD

Schroeder

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-11-11Commissioned 1943-01-01Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974

U.S. Navy photo NH 107239. USS Schroeder (DD-501) at anchor off San Francisco, California (USA), on 31 January 1945 (NH 107239).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

JBJohn Treadwell BowersCaptain, 1943 – 7 June 1944 RMRobert Wallace McElrathCaptain from 7 June 1944