USS Walton

USS Walton (DE-361) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. It was named after Merrit Cecil Walton, a Marine Corps platoon sergeant with the U.S. 1st Marine Division, who died on Gavutu during the Battle of Guadalcanal and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism".

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1946-05-31T00:00:00Z

1946-05-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1968-09-20T00:00:00Z

1968-09-20T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-05-20T00:00:00Z

1944-05-20T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-03-21T00:00:00Z

1944-03-21T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USSWaltonDE361

USS Walton (DE-361) underway c1965

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USSWaltonDE361		Commons
commons	image		USS Walton (DE-361) underway c1965		Commons