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    USS John Penn (APA-23) was an attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Named after Founding Father John Penn, a signatory to...
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    com/signers-by-state/john-penn/ DSDI 1776 "Marker: G-1". www.ncmarkers.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01. Goodrich, 1842, p. 435 USS John Penn (AP-51/APA-23), Dictionary...
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  • became USS John Penn (APA-23), Excalibur became USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50), Exeter became USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52), and Exochorda became USS Harry Lee...
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  • USS Penn may refer to more than one United States Navy ship: USS Pennsylvania R. R. No. 9 (SP-679), also referred to as USS Penn R. R. No. 9, a tug and...
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    Hewes class USS Joseph Hewes (APA-22), ex-AP-50, torpedoed 11 November 1942 off Morocco, approximately 100 killed John Penn class USS John Penn (APA-23)...
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    approximately 100 seamen. USS John Penn (APA-23) was sunk by enemy action off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 13 August 1943. USS Hinsdale (APA-120) had kamikaze...
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    served exclusively in the Pacific Theatre. The other two, USS Thomas Stone (APA-29) and USS Thomas Jefferson (APA-30), were assigned for their first combat...
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    Vella Gulf, by torpedoes and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Dunlap, USS Craven, and USS Maury, with 178 killed. Chesneau, p. 194 Whitley, pp. 200–01...
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    USS John Paul Jr. (1861) USS John Penn (AP-51/APA-23) USS John Q. Roberts (DE-235/APD-94) USS John R. Craig (DD-885) USS John R. Perry (DE-1034) USS John...
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    in a single blog post by a relative. In 2007, the commanding officer of USS Peleliu, Captain Ed Rhoades, presented Kumana with gifts, including an American...
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