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USS INGERSOLL (DD-652)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NWMQ

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - RED DEVIL

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Woks, Bath ME February 18 1943.
Launched June 28 1943 and commissioned August 31 1943.
Decommissioned July 19 1946 and recommissioned May 4 1951.
Decommissioned January (?) 1970.
Stricken January 20 1970.
Fate Sunk as target May 19 1974.

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Ingersoll 93kIngersoll (DD-652) was named for two naval men. Royal Rodney Ingersoll was born in Niles, Mich., 4 December 1847, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1868. He served in various ships of the fleet on the European and Asiatic Squadrons until 1876 when he was assigned to the Naval Academy. Ingersoll taught and wrote about Ordnance subjects during several tours at the Academy, and in the early years of the 20th century commanded such ships as Bennington, New Orleans, and Maryland. He was Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet during the first part of its famous cruise around the world, and a member of the General Board in 1908. Rear Admiral Ingersoll retired in 1909, but was called back to duty during World War I as President of the Naval Ordnance Board. In 1919 he returned to his home in Laporte, Ind., where he was active in public affairs until his death 21 April 1931. Royal Rodney Ingersoll, III, the grandson of Admiral Ingersoll, was born at Manila, P.I., 17 December 1913. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1934, he served in California, Cassin, and other ships during the thirties, and reported on board carrier Hornet during her fitting out period in 1941. Lieutenant Ingersoll served in Hornet during the critical early months of the Pacific war. In the great Battle of Midway 4 to 6 June 1942, in which the U.S. fleet decisively turned back the Japanese threat to the Hawaiian Islands, he was killed at his battle station by machine gun fire from Japanese aircraft. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.Bill Gonyo
Ingersoll 77kArtist's conception of the Ingersoll by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Ingersoll 32kUndated, location unknown.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 43kEarly 1950'sMs. Grace Ingersoll, daughter of the ships namesake and granddaughter of Admiral Ingersoll (DD-990) and Larry Graham of the Ingersoll Reunion Group.
Ingersoll 104kSan Diego, circa mid 1950's.Marc Piché
Ingersoll 304kCirca 1955Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 161kCirca 1965Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 137kVenice, ItalyIngersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 167kCirca 1965Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 49kA series of 5 photos taken by Lee Rush showing the Ingersoll in dry dock at Long Beach,CA in 1965 prior to leaving for WESPAC operations in Viet Nam.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 44kAs above.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 57kAs above.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 42kAs above.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 36kAs above.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 30kPhoto of the Ingersoll in Guam in 1965 on her way to Vietnam by Lee Rush.Ingersoll Reunion Group
Ingersoll 85kHong Kong 1965Vic Clabaugh
Ingersoll 92kSan Diego Ca. February 5 1966© Richard Leonhardt
Ingersoll 49kShip's patchMike Smolinski

USS INGERSOLL DD-652 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Alexander Craig Veasey    Aug 31 1943 - Feb 1945
CDR Francis Joseph Blouin    Feb 1945 - Apr 1946 (Later VADM)
LCDR Robert Larue Tully    Apr 1946 - Jul 19 1946
(Decommissioned Jul 19 1946 - May 4 1951)
LCDR George Anthony Gowen    May 4 1951 - Oct 28 1952
CDR Richard Herbert Tibbets    Oct 28 1952 - Aug 1954
CDR Perez    ? - Feb 1957
CDR Jessie David Worley    Feb 1957 - May 1958
CDR Paul A. Newlove    May 1958 - 1960
CDR Paul Andrew Boyle    1960 - 1962
CDR Ira W. Bonnett    1962 - ?
CDR Henry E. Davies Jr.    unknown
CDR John J. Strohm    Dec 21 1966 - Aug 21 1968
CDR John M. Redfield    Aug 21 1968 - ?

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Larry Graham
Address:
Phone:
E-mail: lgraham1@nycap.rr.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Ingersoll website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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