Savage Historical Marker
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Historical Marker Transcription
USS Savage DE386
Named in honor of Ensign Walter S. Savage SC USNR
Built by the Brown Shipbuilding Co. Houston, Texas
Keel laid 30 April 1943
Launched 15 July 1943
Commissioned 29 October 1943
Houston, Texas
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Operations - Engagements
Atlantic Mediterranean Pacific
Navy Occupation, Japan
Decommissioned as DE 386 13 June 1946
Recommissioned as DER 386 18 February 1955
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
Aboard the USS LAFFEY
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
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