Destroyer Squadron 49 Consisted Of 9 Ships
Our Sister Ships

USSIsherwood      DD-520
USSKimberly DD-521
USSLuce DD-522
USSSprostonDD-577
USSWickesDD-578
USSPorterDD-579
USSYoungDD-580
USSBadgerDD-657
USSPickingDD-685(Squadron Flagship)

The Original 15 Radar Picket Ships Around Okinawa Island
Fighter Director Ships
Wickes was a Combat Information Center (CIC)

ClassUSSRadio callDisposition
DD-662Bennion BOLERO Hit By suicide plane - slight damage.
DD-665 BryantMERIMAC Hit By suicide plane - slight damage.
DD-529 BushHELPER — S U N K —
DD-802CalhounHELPMATE — S U N K —
DD-793Cassin Young          RADIUM Hit by suicide plane
DM-584HalliganCANVAS— S U N K —
DD-675HancockMARANDERServed 1 day and left— (no reports)
DD-475Hudson CULPRITHit by suicide plane — damage unknown
DD-522LuceRINGLEADER          — S U N K —
DD-773M.L. AbeleTITANIC— S U N K —
DD-561PrichettURCHINHit by suicide plane - slight damage
DD- 23 Robt.H. SmithPOWERFULHit by suicide plane — damage unknown
DM-750 SheaTANTALUSHit by suicide plane — damage unknown
DD-478StanleyCLINSCRAFTaka bomb hit on bow. No damage report.
DD-578 WickesCOGNACThe Good Lord rode with us all the way.

The above were the results of the original RP for the period 03/26/45 to 05/15/45
(Information obtained from radio dispatches)

Note: We believe that we were the only ship that was not damaged among the original 15, excluding the Hancock (see above)

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