Allied Warships

USS Charles R. Greer (DE 23)

Destroyer Escort of the Evarts class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEvarts 
PennantDE 23 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down7 Sep 1942 
Launched18 Jan 1943 
Commissioned25 Jun 1943 
End service2 Nov 1945 
History

Decommissioned 2 November 1945.
Stricken 16 November 1945.
Sold 1 February 1947 and broken up.

 

Commands listed for USS Charles R. Greer (DE 23)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Nathan Clayton Sutton, USNR25 Jun 194331 Jul 1943
2John Paul Sparrow, USNR31 Jul 194331 Aug 1943
3Lt.Cdr. William Thomas Denton, USNR31 Aug 194325 Jul 1944
4Cdr. Alexander Jackson, Jr., USNR25 Jul 19444 Oct 1944
5Lt. Adolphus Graham Raht, USNR4 Oct 19442 Nov 1945

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Notable events involving Charles R. Greer include:


2 Jul 1944
During 2 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Croaker (T/Cdr. J.E. Lee, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Haddon, USNR) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR).

On completion of the day exercises USS Croaker and USS Harold C. Thomas returned to Pearl Harbour.

The remaining ships remained out for night exercises and were joined for exercises on the 3rd by USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. G.W. Underwood, USN) and USS Harold C. Thomas. (1)

4 Jul 1944
During 4/5 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Gerwick, USN) and USS Billfish (T/Cdr. V.C. Turner, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR) and USS Lyman (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Wilson, USNR). These included night exercises. (2)

20 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR) and USS Razorback (Cdr. R.S. Benson, USN).

Upon completion of these exercises Bergall was docked at Pearl Harbour.

8 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR) and USS Hemminger (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Bodler, USNR).

9 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) and USS Sea Dog (T/Cdr. V.L. Lowrance, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. W.S. Hall, USN).

On completion of the exercises USS Sea Dog proceeded to Pearl Harbour escorted by USS Le Hardy.

USS Escolar remained out for night exercises with USS Charles R. Greer and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN). They returned to Pearl Harbour early in the afternoon of the 10th.

13 Sep 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR).

15 Sep 1944
During 15/16 September 1944, USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN), conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Eisele (Lt.Cdr. S.C. Ranta, USNR), USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan, USN) and USS Perch (Cdr. B.C. Hills, USN). These exercises included night exercises.

22 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Tisdale (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Hatfield, USNR) and USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan, USN).

24 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Hemminger (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Bodler, USNR) and USS Sea Fox (Cdr. R.C. Klinker, USN).

25 Sep 1944
During 25/26 September USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Hemminger (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Bodler, USNR), USS Connolly (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Collier, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USNR) and USS Sea Fox (Cdr. R.C. Klinker, USN). These exercises included night exercises.

30 May 1945
USS Moray (T/Cdr. F.L. Barrows, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt. J.W. Stivers, USNR) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt. A.G. Raht, USNR).

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Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Sources

  1. War diary 14th Naval District for July 1944 + War diary USS Le Hardy for July 1944 + War diary USS Harold C. Thomas for July 1944 + War diary USS Charles R. Greer for July 1944
  2. War diary 14th Naval District for July 1944 + War diary USS Le Hardy for July 1944 + War diary USS Charles R. Greer for July 1944 + War diary USS Lyman for July 1944

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