USS Blessman (DE-69/APD-48), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Edward Martin Blessman (1907–1942)...

the constant bombing raids. On 17 February 1945 the destroyer escort USS Blessman sent Underwater Demolition Team 15 (UDT-15) toward Blue Beach for reconnaissance...

Jeffery (APD-44) USS Lee Fox (APD-45) USS Amesbury (APD-46) USS Bates (APD-47), sunk by Kamikaze 25 May 1945, 21 killed or missing USS Blessman (APD-48) USS Joseph...

on USS Blessman (DE-69) the augmented recon and UDT team, along with the four UDTs embarked on high-speed transport ships USS Bull (DE-693), USS Bates (DE-68)...

earning a Medal of Honor. The next day a Japanese bomb hit UDT 15's APD, USS Blessman killing fifteen and wounding 23. It was the largest loss suffered by...

(DD-943) USS Blanquillo (SS-323) USS Bledsoe County (LST-356) USS Blenny (SS-324/AGSS-324) USS Blessman (DE-69/APD-48) USS Block Island (AVG-8/ACV-8/CVE-8...

batteries, but sustained no damage. On 19 February, Ardent took bomb-damaged USS Blessman (DE-69) in tow and proceeded to the Marianas as escort for a convoy of...

combat vessel light cruiser HMS Blankney (L30) UK combat vessel destroyer USS Blessman (DE-69) US combat vessel destroyer escort ORP Błyskawica Pol combat vessel...

recon unit embarked the USS Blessman (APD-48) for Iwo Jima, along with four other APDs USS Bull (APD-78), USS Bates (APD-47) and USS Barr (APD-39); carrying...

for the night. As she and Blessman (APD-48) pulled away from the island, a Japanese bomber flew over Barr, crashed Blessman, and caused many casualties...