Two ships of the
United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Shelton'', named for Ensign
James A. Shelton
James A. Shelton was born in Denton, Montana, in 1916, and enlisted in the United States Navy on 15 January 1941. Appointed an aviation cadet on 20 March 1941, he trained at Pensacola, Miami, and San Diego.
Ensign Shelton was assigned to Scouti ...
(1916–1942), who was killed in the
Battle of Midway.
* , was a , launched in 1943 and sunk in 1944.
* , was a , launched in 1946 and struck in 1973. Sold to the Republic of China, she served as ROCS ''Lao Yang'' (DD-20) until she was decommissioned in 1999.
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United States Navy ship names