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AB AC AD AE AG AK AM AO AQ AS AT AW AX AZ BM BT BU
CE CM CS CT DC DK DM DP DS DT EA EM EN EO ET EW
FC FT GM GS (53-61) GS (78-Now) HM HT IC IM IS IT JO LI LN LS
MA (48-67) MA (72-Now) ME ML MM MN MR MS MT MU NAVY NC ND OM OS OT
PC PH PM PN PR QM RD (WW2) RD (48-72) RM SD SF SH SK SM
SO ST SV SW TM UT WT YN NAVY DIVER


U.S.S. LAFFEY

(DD-724)

WILD BULL

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DD-724 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-JAN1946Middle Pacific
JUN1944-JUN1944Normandy Invasion
APR1945-APR1945Okinawa Radar picket ship
NOV1956-FEB1957North Atlantic-Mediterranean-Red Sea
SEP1957-FEB1958Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
SEP1957-DEC1957Mediterranean-Suez Canal-Red sea
JAN1959-JAN1961Cuban Missle Blockade
JAN1959-JAN1960Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
JAN1961-FEB1961Cuban Missle Blockade
AUG1965-Shellback Initiation - 11 AUG 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1969-JAN1969Mediterranean
AUG1969-AUG1971Med
SEP1970-OCT1970Jordanian Crisis
JUN1972-Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 1972 - Atlantic Ocean
JUL1972-MAR1975Transferred to Naval Reserve force home ported Alexandria, VA
MAR1975-MAR1975Decommisioning

DD-724 General Specifications