| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | AVD 3 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Sep 1918 |
| Launched | 6 Mar 1920 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jul 1920 |
| End service | 3 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned on 11 August 1922 |
Commands listed for USS George E. Badger (AVD 3)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Selden Purvis, Jr., USN | 19 Apr 1941 | Jul 1942 |
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Noteable events involving George E. Badger include:
23 Jul 1943
The German submarine U-613 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic south of the Azores, in position 35.32N, 28.36W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS George E. Badger. (see map)
13 Dec 1943
The German submarine U-172 was sunk on 13 December 1943 in the mid-Atlantic after a 27 hour fight west of the Canary Islands, in position 26º29'N, 29º58'W, by depth charges and Fido homing torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-19) of the American escort carrier USS Bogue and by some 200 depth charges from the US destroyers USS George E. Badger, USS Clemson, USS Osmond Ingram and USS Du Pont. (see map)
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