USS Dyson
Videos
USS Dyson was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson.
USS Dyson (DD-572) at Sea 09-30-1944
1944 - Scoreboard on the ship's gun director which indicates: 2 Japanese merchant ships sunk, 3 Japanese warships sunk, 8 shore bombardments, 7 Japanese planes shot down
S1c Edward Lee Weaver served on the Dyson during the war before transferring to the USS Lindsey.
Zerstörer 5 preparing for replenishment at sea
Destroyer Squadron 23
Videos
Destroyer Squadron 23 is a squadron of United States Navy destroyers based out of San Diego, California. The squadron is best known for its actions during World War II, most notably the Battle of Cape
USS Dyson
…on an unidentified ship which burned and disappeared from sight. Returning to Espiritu Santo in October 1943, Dyson with the other ships of the famed Destroyer Squadron 23 (DesRon 23) sailed to cover the landings at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, and on 1 November made an attack on airfields in the Buka-Monis area and the…
Old emblem of Destroyer Squadron 23