USS Twiggs (DD-591)
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USS Twiggs was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship to be named for Major Levi Twiggs of the United States Marine Corps. Twiggs was laid do
USS Twiggs (DD-591), in camouflage paint, 23 February 1945.
For the April 1945 invasion of Okinawa, the Allies assembled the most powerful naval force in history. Since the few remaining capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet had been sunk or ot
USS Twiggs (DD-591)
…for Iwo Jima. On 10 March, she retired toward the Carolines, arriving at Ulithi two days later for rest and replenishment. On 25 March 1945, as part of Task Force 54 (TF 54), Twiggs arrived off Okinawa to take part in the preinvasion bombardment. In addition to antisubmarine and antiaircraft patrols, she supported…
Destroyer William D. Porter sinks after a kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945. A landing craft, support stands by to pick up survivors.
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
Vice Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner