Three ships of the
United States Navy
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have been named USS ''O’Bannon'', after the early Marine Corps hero
Presley O'Bannon
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(1784–1850), hero of the Battle of Derna.
* The first was a ''Wickes''-class destroyer, launched in 1919 and struck in 1936.
* The second was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1970. She received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 17
battle stars
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for
World War II
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service, more than any other destroyer in the war.
* The third was a ''Spruance''-class destroyer, launched in 1978 and struck in 2005.
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United States Navy ship names