| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 701 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 21 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 12 Aug 1970 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 8 February 1950. |
Commands listed for USS John W. Weeks (DD 701)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Robert Alfred Theobald, Jr., USN | 21 Jul 1944 | 25 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Lockhart Harmon, USN | 25 Jul 1945 | 1946 |
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Noteable events involving John W. Weeks include:
26 Aug 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. Robert Alfred Theobald,JR.) departs New York for shakedown and training of Bermuda.
16 Oct 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs New York bound for Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada.
7 Nov 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives back at New York.
10 Nov 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs New York bound for the Pacific.
17 Nov 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) transits the Panama Canal.
28 Nov 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives at San Francisco, California.
30 Nov 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor.
5 Dec 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
24 Dec 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives at Eniwetok.
27 Dec 1944
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives at Ulithi.
2 Jan 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs Ulithi to participate in the landings at Luzon, Philippines.
28 Jan 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) returns to Ulithi.
10 Feb 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs Ulithi with TF 58.
4 Mar 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives back at Ulithi.
14 Mar 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) departs Ulithi with TF 58 to participate in the Okinawa landings.
1 Jun 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. R.A. Theobald. Jr.) arrives at Leyte, Philippines.
1 Jul 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. Robert Alfred Theobald. Jr.) departs Leyte, Philippines with TF 38 to operate of the Japanese mainland.
9 Aug 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. William L Harmon) is damaged by friendly gunfire during an attack by Japanese kamikaze aircraft east of Honshu, Japan in position 35º00'N, 143º00'E. One men is killed and 11 are injured. (see map)
8 Sep 1945
USS John W. Weeks (Cdr. William L. Harmon) arrives at Tokyo Bay.
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