USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368)

USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368) was a United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort. She was named for USMC aviator 1stLt Cecil J. Doyle, a posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross for heroism during 18 to 25 October 1942 in the Solomon Islands campaign. Cecil J. Doyle was launched on 1 July 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation, in Orange, Texas, sponsored by Mrs. O. P. Doyle; and commissioned on 16 October 1944, with Lieutenant Commander D. S. Crocker, USNR, in command.

USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368)

USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368) was a United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort. She was named for USMC aviator 1stLt Cecil J. Doyle, a posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross for heroism during 18 to 25 October 1942 in the Solomon Islands campaign. Cecil J. Doyle was launched on 1 July 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation, in Orange, Texas, sponsored by Mrs. O. P. Doyle; and commissioned on 16 October 1944, with Lieutenant Commander D. S. Crocker, USNR, in command.