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Fate To Taiwan May 6 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts.
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| No Photo Available | Gus Brynolf Lofberg, Jr., born in Manitou, Mich., 6 April 1903, graduated from the Naval Academy 2 June 1927. He served on board such ships as Concord (CL-10) I William B. Preston (DD-344), Mae Leish (DD-220). Arctic (AF-7), and California (BB-44) before receiving his first command, Little (DD-79) on 27 February 1942. Six months later Little was engaged in the fierce struggle waged over Guadalcanal Island. On the night of 4 September 1942 his destroyer unhesitatingly challenged a vastly superior Japanese naval force then engaged in shelling American-held shore positions. Lieutenant Commander Lofberg was listed as “missing in action" after his ship was set afire and sunk. For this action he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal. | Bill Gonyor | ||
| 97k | Artist's conception of the Lofberg as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul 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 | |
| 132k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Singlar | |
| 31k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 93k | Navy Photo 606-47, bow on view of USS Lofberg (DD 759) at the South end of Mare Island on 31 March 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 111k | Navy Photo 609-47, stern view of USS Lofberg (DD 759) at the South end of Mare Island on 31 March 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 66k | Navy Photo 610-47, broadside view of USS Lofberg (DD 759) off Mare Island on 31 March 1947. She was in overhaul at the yard from 13 Dec. 1946 to 7 April 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 90k | USS Dixie (AD 14) at Sasebo, Japan with USS John A. Bole (DD 755); USS Buck (DD 761); USS John W. Thomason (DD 760); and USS Lofberg (DD 759) moored to port, circa 1953. | Wayne Schafer | |
| 144k | Circa 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41). | John Parrott | |
| 211k | USS Klondike (AR-22) In Subic Bay, Philippines, on 1 November 1963. The destroyers alongside, all "FRAM II" types of Destroyer Squadron 15, are: (from inboard to outboard): USS Taussig (DD-746); USS John A. Bole (DD-755); USS Lofberg (DD-759); and USS John W. Thomason (DD-760). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 53k | Joe M. Loring was with the 73rd SAC in Vung Tau, RVN in 1968 when his brother Jerry's ship, the Lofberg, entered the harbor for a visit. | Joe M. Loring | |
| 43k | As above. | Joe M. Loring | |
| 62k | As above. | Joe M. Loring | |
| 39k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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.
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