USN · DD

William D. Porter

Sunk

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-09-27Commissioned 1943-07-06Sunk, 10 June 1945

U.S. Navy. USS William D. Porter (DD-579) before her launch at the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas (USA), on 27 September 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

WWWilfred Aves WalterCaptain, 6 July 1943 – 14 November 1943 CKCharles Melville KeyesCaptain, 14 November 1943 – 10 June 1945