Allied Warship Commanders


Sheldon Hoard Kinney, USN

Born  27 Aug 1918Pasadena, CA


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Ranks

 Lt.

Decorations

Feb/Mar 44Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for Sheldon Hoard Kinney, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Bronstein (DE 189)Lt.Destroyer Escort13 Dec 1943> Mar 44

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer Escort USS Bronstein (DE 189)


1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-603 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º55'N, 26º10'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein.

1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-709 was sunk north of the Azores, in approximate position 49º10'N, 26º00'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Thomas, USS Bostwick and USS Bronstein.

17 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-801 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, in position 16º42'N, 30º28'W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer USS Corry and the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein.

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