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To Turkey December 17 1971, renamed Kocatepe.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 16k | Bruce Lawrence Harwood was born 10 February 1910 at Claremont, Calif., and enlisted in the Navy 6 June 1935. After training as an aviation cadet at Pensacola, he was commissioned Ensign 7 July 1939 and began flying duty with a torpedo plane squadron. Harwood received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism 24 August 1942 during the Solomons campaign. Leading his squadron in an unsupported aerial torpedo raid against a Japanese task force, Lieutenant Harwood pressed home the attack through a bursting hail of fire from hostile AA batteries. Under his leadership, the squadron scored one certain and two estimated hits on an enemy aircraft carrier. Harwood was awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as squadron commander 20 September-5 October 1942. Leading an attack group of bombers through adverse flying conditions, Lieutenant Harwood located a force of enemy destroyers landing troops and supplies on Guadalcanal. Despite violent maneuvering by the enemy, he and his men scored at least one and probably more hits. On 4 October Harwood led another attack group of torpedo planes against an enemy light cruiser and three DD's. In spite of bad visibility and heavy AA flre, he pressed home the attack, scoring two positive and one possible hit on the cruiser. The following night he and his bombers again sought the enemy and, flying on instruments through a violent tropical storm to Rekata Bay, bombed shore installations there despite fierce opposition from Japanese fighter planes which swarmed to the attack. Appointed Commander 1 July 1944, Harwood was killed 24 October 1944 when Princeton received bomb hits which triggered a series of fatal explosions. While serving as air officer in Princeton, Commander Harwood had received another Gold Star in lieu of a third Navy Cross. Photo thanks to Gerald Harwood at the USS Harwood Memorial Web Site and is used with their permission and under their copyright. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 40k | Undated, location unknown. | Glenn Heckard | |
| 66k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 127k | Returning to home port, San Diego. Homeward Bound pennant flying from main mast after 13 months in China, 1947. | - | |
| 76k | L-R, USS Keppler (DDE-765), USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858), USS Norris (DDE-859), USS McCaffery (DDE-860) and USS Harwood (DDE-861 of DesRon 6 steaming through the Caribbean in June 1956. | Robert Hurst | |
| 76k | Scenes from the USS Lloyd Thomas Cruisebook from Jan-Mar 1957. From the collection of Robert Frampton, CAPT (SC), USN (Ret.). In this photo are the USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764), USS Keppler (DD-765) and the USS Harwood (DD-861). | Robert Hall | |
| 103k | February 3 1960, USN photo 1047285 by Easter, USS Wasp. Starboard bow shot of USS Harwood (DDE 861) underway. | David Buell | |
| 57k | Chesapeake Bay, July 1964 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 129k | USS Sierra (AD-18) at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 26 February 1967 with six destroyers alongside including the Basilone (DD-824), Fiske (DD-842), Davis (DD-937), Richard E Kraus (DD-849), Harwood (DD-861), and the Gyatt (DD-712). Taken from the USU Fred T. Berry (DD-858). | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 82k | USS Fulton (AS-11) and USS Sierra (AD-18) stern to stern at San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1967 with the USS Davis (DD-937), unknown, USS Harwood (DD-861), USS William C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stribling (DD-867) alongside the Sierra. | Sheridan Carey | |
| 32k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 34k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| On Turkish Service |
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| 44k | As the TCG KOCATEPE D354. The D354 was sunk in error in 1974 during the war between Turkey and Greece. 80 sailors were lost. After the sinking she was replaced by the USS Norris (DD-859) with the same Turkish hull number. | Murat Kurtulmus | |
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