USS Wadsworth DD 516

USS Wadsworth
DD 516 (Fletcher class)

Summer, 1965

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: August 18, 1942 Launched: January 10, 1943 Commissioned: March 16, 1943 Decommissioned: 4/16/46 Fate: To West Germany 10/6/59; renamed Z-3; Stricken 1980; To Greece 10/30/80; renamed Nearchos; Stricken in 1991.

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The American flag that flew on the USS Wadsworth (DD-516) from 12 Feb 1945 to 5 March 1945, during the battle for Iwo Jima, is on display at the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center in San Diego.

R. C. Melendez
Rear Admiral, USN/Ret
Executive Director
Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
2115 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-239-2300
619-239-7445 (fax)
exec.director-vmmc@pacbell.net
www.veteranmuseum.org

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