| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 779 |
| Built by | Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 30 Sep 1944 |
| Commissioned | 26 Dec 1944 |
| End service | 15 Dec 1973 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 21 April and recommissioned 15 November 1950. |
Commands listed for USS Douglas H. Fox (DD 779)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Raymond Maurer Pitts, USN | 26 Dec 1944 | > May 45 |
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Noteable events involving Douglas H. Fox include:
31 Mar 1945
USS Douglas H. Fox arrives at Pearl Harbor.
21 Apr 1945
USS Douglas H. Fox departs Pearl Harbor bound for Okinawa.
5 May 1945
USS Douglas H. Fox arrives in the Okinawa area.
17 May 1945
USS Douglas H. Fox (Cmdr Raymond Maurer Pitts) is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa in position 25º59'N, 126º54'E. 7 members of her crew were killed and 35 were wounded in this attack. (see map)
23 Jun 1945
USS Douglas H. Fox arrives at San Francisco, California to repair the damage done in the May 17th attack.
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