Read the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships' authoritative narrative of the second ship named Sterett:                DANFS DD-407 History                    
Sterett DD-407 was awarded numerous campaign ribbons and 12 battle stars for valiant WW II service. Among them was the Navy-Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation  for extraordinary heroism in action on the night of 12-13 November, 1942 in support of the Campaign to hold Guadalcanal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Want to follow the vivid first hand account of DD-407's role in the Atlantic and in helping to continue turning the tide across the Pacific theater in WWII?

Read shipmate/author Captain C. Raymond ("Cal") Calhoun's book:

 

Tin Can Sailor: Life aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945


Available at: US Naval Institute Web Store  , as well as most major on-line bookstores.

The true on-board story and tribute. A must for every Sterett library!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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