APPENDIX I

Destroyer Escorts Lost during World War II

The following destroyer escorts were lost or damaged beyond repair. Those damaged but returned to service are not listed. Source: Destroyer Escort Sailors Association.

USS Bates

Kamikaze attack

USS Donnell

U-boat attack

USS England

Kamikaze attack

USS Eversole

Japanese submarine attack

USS Fechteler

U-boat attack

USS Fiske

U-boat attack

USS Frederick C. Davis

U-boat attack

USS Holder

German air attack

USS Leopold

U-boat attack

USS Oberrender

Kamikaze attack

USS Rich

Struck mine

USS Roche

Struck mine

USS Samuel B. Roberts

Japanese warships attack

USS Shelton

Japanese submarine attack

USS Solar

Damaged by explosion while unloading ammunition

USS Underhill

Japanese suicide submarine attack