Gifford Cochran Ewing, USNR

Born  1 Nov 1904


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Ranks

21 Mar 1940 Lt. (jg.) (1)
15 Jun 1942 Lt. (2)
1 Jul 1943 Lt. Cmdr. (3)
20 Jul 1945 Cmdr. (4)

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Gifford Cochran Ewing, USNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS PC-576 (PC-576)Lt.Patrol craft10 Sep 1942Mid 1943
USS Frybarger (DE 705)Lt. Cmdr.Destroyer Escort18 May 19441 Oct 1944

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Events related to this officer

Patrol craft USS PC-576 (PC-576)


24 Jan 1943 (position 8.39, -58.46)
In position 08°39'N, 58°46'W USS PC-576 picks up three survivors from the Dutch passenger ship Zaandam that was torpedoed and sunk on 2 November 1942 !!! by German U-boat U-174 about 300 miles north of Cape Sao Roque, Brazil in position 01°25'N, 36°22'W.

Sources

  1. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, 1 July 1941
  2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, 1 January 1943
  3. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, 31 July 1944
  4. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve, 1 April 1949


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