| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DM 17 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1917 |
| Launched | 23 Mar 1918 |
| Commissioned | 26 Jul 1918 |
| End service | 23 Mar 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned on 6 June 1922. |
Commands listed for USS Montgomery (DM 17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| Richard Allen Guthrie, USN | |||
| Donald Fitzrov McLean, USN | |||
| Dwight Lyman Moody, USN | |||
| William Edward Miller, USN | |||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Dan Thomas Drain, USN | 23 May 1944 | 23 Apr 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Montgomery include:
My father, Robert Truax, was aboard the USS Montgomery when it hit the mine on October 17, 1944. He was told the radar room was not in working condition.
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