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USS Shannon
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USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy.
Harold Douglas Shannon was born on 16 September 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 17 October 1913 and served in Mexico in 1914. On 5 July 1917, he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve and was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. From October 1917 through the end of World War I, he served in France and was awarded the Silver Star and the Croix de Guerre for his actions during the Belleau Wood Campaign. In October 1919, he returned to the United States.
Over the next 20 years, he served at various stations in the United States and completed tours in Santo Domingo, Nicaragua, and the Panama Canal Zone. In July 1941, he was transferred from San Diego, California to Pearl Harbor; and, in September 1941, to Midway Island. Shannon was promoted to Colonel in May 1942. He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership of the 6th Defense Battalion during the Battle of Midway (4 June 1942 – 7 Jun 1942). He is shown in John Ford's 1942 film, The Battle of Midway, attending a service for deceased American servicemen at the conclusion of the battle.
Colonel Shannon remained on Midway into August 1942. He was then transferred to Pearl Harbor; and, in October 1942, to San Diego, California, where he died on 16 February 1943 from pneumonia.
Shannon (DD-737) was laid down on 14 February 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and launched on 24 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold D. Shannon The ship was reclassified DM-25 on 19 July 1944; and commissioned on 8 September 1944.
Completing shakedown in the Bermuda area in late October, Shannon was ordered to overtake convoy GUS-54 and deliver election ballots before proceeding to Norfolk, Virginia for availability. She accomplished her mission; completed the yard work; and, on 21 November, sailed for the Pacific. On 25 November, she rescued two crewmen of a downed scout plane launched from the cruiser .
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