USS Waldron
USS ''Waldron'' (DD-699), an , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John C. Waldron, a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II. Construction and commissioning ''Waldron'' was laid down on 16 November 1943 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 26 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Nancy Waldron; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 7 June 1944. United States service history World War II: 1944 ''Waldron'' conducted shakedown in the vicinity of Bermuda during the early summer of 1944. She conducted post-shakedown availability at New York from 22 July until 6 August and then headed back to the Bermuda area for further training. The destroyer returned to New York in mid-September but got underway again on 26 September. Steaming via the Delaware capes, the warship arrived at the Panama Canal on 1 October. She transited the canal that same day and reported for duty with the Paci ...
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USS Waldron (DD-699) Underway At Sea, In 1964 (NH 96835-KN)
USS ''Waldron'' (DD-699), an , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John C. Waldron, a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II. Construction and commissioning ''Waldron'' was Keel laying, laid down on 16 November 1943 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; Ship naming and launching, launched on 26 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Nancy Waldron; and Ship commissioning, commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 7 June 1944. United States service history World War II: 1944 ''Waldron'' conducted shakedown in the vicinity of Bermuda during the early summer of 1944. She conducted post-shakedown availability at New York from 22 July until 6 August and then headed back to the Bermuda area for further training. The destroyer returned to New York in mid-September but got underway again on 26 September. Steaming via the Delaware capes, the warship arrived at the Panama ...
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