AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has proclaimed June 15th, 2013 as Destroyer Escort Day to honor American sailors from World War II, The Vietnam War, and the Korean War who served on Destroyer Escort ships. These ships were used as lifelines for Allied forces by protecting convoys from the U-Boat menace in the Atlantic Ocean. Destroyer Escorts were also used in surface for air battles, surface to surface combat, shelling shores for invasions, and many other assignments. They are no longer built.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:33:19 +0000
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