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USS RIDDLE
Earning 12 battle stars for her World War II service and surviving a Kamikaze attack, USS RIDDLE and her crew served with distinction during the war. She also went on to serve in the Cold War as KABYLE in the French Navy.
Learn all about her history this month on DE Classified.
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USS RIDDLE - 16 December 1944 underway in the Pacific.
Photo courtesy of Nick Tiberio via Navsource.org
USS RIDDLE (location and date unknown) appears to be passing a line to another ship.
Photo courtesy of Patrick Clancey via Navsource.org
1 December 1943 - USS RIDDLE undergoing fitting out trials in the Atlantic.
Photo courtesy of DEHM.