USS Douglas H. Fox
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the destroyer USS Barton, who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. Fox was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his contribution to the defeat of a superior enemy force in this battle, and was later awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 October and 3 November, when he rescued survivors of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet under hazardous conditions.
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USS Douglas H. Fox
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the destroyer USS Barton, who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. Fox was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his contribution to the defeat of a superior enemy force in this battle, and was later awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 October and 3 November, when he rescued survivors of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet under hazardous conditions.
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El Ministro Portales (DD-17) f ...... es el 11 de noviembre de 1998.
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O USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) an ...... mander R. M. Pitts in command.
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1974-01-08
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1944-12-26
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1973-12-15
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1944-01-31
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1944-09-30
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Scuttled offCape Hornon 11 November 1998
ToChile8 January 1974
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*6 × 5 in/38 cal guns
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1973-12-15
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El Ministro Portales (DD-17) f ...... aviones el 11 de noviembre de
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USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) an ...... et under hazardous conditions.
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Ministro Portales (DD-17)
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