U.S.S. SLATER (DE-766) WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Naval Ship Memorials
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: HOWARD C. OHLOUS
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
THIS SHIP WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF FRANK O. SLATER, A 22 YEAR OLD FROM FYFFE, ALABAMA, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT HIS BATTLE STATION ABOARD THE U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO DURING AN AIR RAID OFF GUADALCANAL ON 12 NOVEMBER, 1942. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION.
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