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Episode 17 - USS STAFFORD
USS STAFFORD earned two battle stars during WWII. She served on anti-submarine duty in the Pacific, splashed planes, and took a Kamikaze hit. Listen to the story of the heroes at work.
While you're here, use the transcript to follow along, check out our bibliography, and take a look at the photos below.
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Richard Yeater Stafford, her namesake.
USS STAFFORD in Mare Island, California, April 1945.
USS STAFFORD in Mare Island, California, April 1945.
STAFFORD'S crew.
STAFFORD underway near Boston, 1944.
Japanese kamikaze dives on STAFFORD near Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, January 1945.
STAFFORD underway, 1945.
STAFFORD underway.