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USS Halloran (DE 305)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - J - R - G

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - WWII Victory Medal

Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183

Halloran (DE 305) Building and Operational Data:

21 June 1943: Keel laid by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal.

14 January 1944: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. L. J. Halloran, mother

27 May 1944: Commissioned, Lcdr. J. G. Scripps, USNR, in command

02 November 1945: Decommissioned at the Charleston Navy Yard after 1 year and 5 months of service

28 November 1945: Struck from the NVR

07 March 1947: Sold, scrapped

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0630501	42k	William Ignatius Halloran was born on 23 July 1915 to Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Halloran in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended John Carroll University from 1934 to 1936 followed by two more years at Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences graduating in 1938 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. Prior to enlisting in the Navy he worked as a News Writer for United Press in Columbus and was the first American Newspaperman killed in action in World War II. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an apprentice seaman 14 August 1940 receiving active duty training aboard the USS *Arkansas. He was commissioned Ensign on 12 June 1941 having completed his training at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School (Abbott Hall), Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. He was assigned temporary duty at Naval Air Station, San Pedro, Calif., and later to USS Arizona* on 30 June 1941. Ens. Halloran was among those lost in *Arizona* at Pearl Harbor 07 December 1941 during the attack by the Japanese Navy. He was posthumously awarded the Pearl Heart by General Order #186 on 21 January 1943. Other awards forwarded were the American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp and the World War II Victory Medal on 22 November 1946. The Ohio State University named the Halloran House Dormitory in his memory. USS *Halloran* (DE 305) (1944-1945) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Special Thanks to the Ohio State University Archives Department for their assistance.)	Bill Gonyo Downey, Cal. Assoc. Researcher Navsource
0630502	127k	21 June 1943: John R. Saroyan (Paint Lab) and Ross E. Morris (Industrial Lab) were the honorary keel layers for USS *Halloran* at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-4571-44)	Darryl Baker PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
0630503	96k	14 January 1944: Mrs. L. J. Halloran (Sponsor) christens the USS *Halloran* (DE 305) at Mare Island. Left to right: Mrs. W. L. Friedell (Matron of Honor), Radm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant), Mrs. L. J. Halloran (Sponsor) and Capt. F. W. Scanland. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3369-44, National Archives)	Paul Halloran
0630504	133k	14 January 1944: Launching (National Archives)
0630505	66k	07 June 1944: Underway, off Mare Island (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3344-44)
0630506	71k	07 June 1944: Underway, off Mare Island (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3345-44)
0630507	71k	07 June 1944: Underway, off Mare Island (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3346-44)
0630508	65k	07 June 1944: Vallejo, Cal. - Underway, off Mare Island Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3348-44)
0630512	270k	07 June 1944: Vallejo, Cal. - A port broadside view of USS *Halloran* (DE 305) underway, off Mare Island Navy Yard. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 83888* from the* Naval History and Heritage Command)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0630509	80k	21 June 1944: Stern view of *Halloran* departing Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-305-3343-44)	Darryl Baker PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
0630510	134k	late 1945: Photo taken from the troop ship *General W. H. Gordon* (AP 117), showing *Halloran* alongside. (USCG photographer Art Green)	Paul Halloran
0630511	201k	undated: dry-dock, painting the bottom	Jack MacMillan

Halloran History
View the USS Halloran (DE 305) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
View the official War History of USS Halloran as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Halloran's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 27 May 1944 - 18 Oct. 1945	Lcdr. / Cmdr. James G. Scripps, USNR Comm. CO
2.) 18 Oct. 1945 - 11 Dec. 1945	Lt. W. H. Thompson, USNR Decomm. CO

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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