USS Wileman

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USS Wileman (DE-22) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. It was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. At the end of the war, she returned to the United States proudly displaying four battle stars.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1942-04-30T00:00:00Z
1942-04-30T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1945-11-16T00:00:00Z
1945-11-16T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1942-12-19T00:00:00Z
1942-12-19T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1943-06-11T00:00:00Z
1943-06-11T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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USS Wileman (DE-22) at anchor, circa in 1945USS Wileman (DE-22) at anchor, circa in 1945
HMS Foley (BDE-22), later USS Wileman (DE-22), after her launch at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 19 December 1942HMS Foley (BDE-22), later USS Wileman (DE-22), after her launch at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 19 December 1942