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| 48k | Anthony Peter Damato, born 28 March 1922 in Shenandoah, Pa., enlisted in the Marine Corps 8 January 1942. He served in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Algeria, and in the Pacific from 21 May 1943. Corporal Damato was killed in action 19 February 1944 at Eniwetok, when he threw himself on a hand grenade to save the lives of his companions. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for this heroic self-sacrifice. Photo from the USMC History Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 103k | Artist's conception of the Damato in a cutaway view 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 | |
| 157k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 113k | Undated, location unknown. | Rick Palmer | |
| 195k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 130k | Undated, USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) preparing to get underway for her last cruise with the USS Damato (DD-871) inboard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 34k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships - 1958-59 Edition." | Robert Hurst | |
| 154k | Undated, location unknown. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 85k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 184k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 143k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
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76k | Undated, Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands. USS Remey (DD-688), USS Wadleigh (DD-689) and USS Damato (DD-871). | Carlos Manuel Estrela | |
| 69k | Circa 1950. | Morland E Berkman | |
| 84k | Photo #: NH 99871, USS Yellowstone (AD-27) with destroyers and submarines alongside circa 1950. The destroyers are USS Rich (DD-820), Damato (DD-871), and William M. Wood (DD-715). One of the early Guppy conversion submarines is alongside to starboard. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 86k | Photo #: NH 99872, USS Yellowstone (AD-27) with destroyers and submarines alongside circa 1950. The destroyers are USS Rich (DD-820), Damato (DD-871), and William M. Wood (DD-715). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 55k | Circa 1951. | Marc Piché | |
| 92k | 1952 in Algiers, (L-R) USS Damato (DD-871), USS Holder (DD-819), USS Rich (DD-820), USS Basilone (DD-824) and USS Wilson (DD-847). | Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.) | |
| 129k | USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) steaming in formation with Destroyer Squadron 36, during anti-submarine exercises of the Atlantic Fleet's Task Group ALFA, 6 November 1958. The destroyers are ((from top): USS Basilone (DDE-824); USS Damato (DDE-871); USS Robert L. Wilson (DDE-847); USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864); USS Holder (DDE-819) and USS New (DDE-818). Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 127k | USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) steaming in formation with Destroyer Squadron 36, during anti-submarine exercises of the Atlantic Fleet's Task Group ALFA, 6 November 1958. The destroyers are ((from top): USS Basilone (DDE-824); USS Damato (DDE-871); USS Robert L. Wilson (DDE-847); USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864); USS Holder (DDE-819) and USS New (DDE-818). Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 98k | At Rotterdam, Holland in 1961. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 64k | USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847) and USS Damato (DD-871) at Gibraltar in September 1961. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 71k | Norfolk, August 1964. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 136k | Genoa, Italy on May 14 1965. | Carlo Martinelli | |
| 197k | Genoa, Italy on May 14 1965. | Carlo Martinelli | |
| 274k | At Genoa, Italy on May 27 1969 with the USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) in the background. | Carlo Martinelli | |
 Damato preparing for underway replenishment in heavy seas during Operation Clean Sweep, 1971. | Steve Campi RM2, USS Damato | |||
| 85k | North Atlantic circa 1972. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 245k | USS Damato DD-871, February 1972, Naval Photo Center image by PH2 Vincent Neaz. Refueling astern the tanker SS ERMA ELIZABETH with 36 students aboard from the Naval Destroyer School. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 138k | A series of 4 images of the Damato in drydock in East Boston in 1973. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 135k | As above. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 162k | As above. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 173k | As above. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 154k | Circa 1974, preparing to fire a torpedo. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 226k | Circa 1974, firing a torpedo. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 181k | Circa 1974, during a Man Overboard drill. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 125k | Circa 1974, in line for an underway replenishment with the USS Neosho (AO-143). | Vince Venincasa | |
| 149k | Circa 1974, underway replenishment with the USS Neosho (AO-143). | Vince Venincasa | |
| 61k | Boston, MA March 1974. | Marc Piché | |
| 40k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 50k | Ship's patch. | Tom Gamstetter | |
| 100k-120k | Uniform Ship's name shoulder patch. | Al Grazevich | |
| 72k | Ship's Zippo. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 41k | Ship's Zippo. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
CDR Irving Stahl Presler Apr 27 1946 - Dec 1947 CDR Richard Daniel White Jr. Dec 1947 - Jan 1950 CDR Victor Asle Dybdal Jan 1950 - Jan 1951 (Later RADM) CDR William Winfield Meadors Jan 1951 - Dec 20 1952 CDR Victor Flemming Wadsworth Dec 20 1952 - Aug 1954 CDR Bernard Andrew Thielges Apr 1955 - ? 1957 CDR Hal Gill Wynne ? 1959 - Jul 13 1960 CDR Vincent Louis Cassani Jr. Jul 13 1960 - Jun 1962 CDR Allan Edward White Jun 1962 - Apr 1 1963 LCDR Harold Scudder Apr 1 1963 - May 1963 LT Cornelius James Carmody May 1963 - Dec 1963 CDR Glen George Macon Dec 1963 - Sep 1965 CDR Robert Joseph Cardillo Sep 1965 - Apr 20 1967 CDR Henry Thornton (beau) Dietrich Jr. Apr 20 1967 - Nov 13 1968 CDR Laurence Thomas (Tyke) Furey Nov 13 1968 - Jun 30 1970 CDR Ramon Catalin (Ray) Alvarado Jun 30 1970 - Apr 21 1972 CDR Harry Wagner Konkel Apr 21 1972 - 1973 CDR William Evans James 1973 - Aug 20 1974 CDR Robert Lawrence Ceres Aug 20 1974 - Jul 16 1976 CDR Maurice Joseph Bresnahan Jr. Jul 16 1976 - 1978 (Later RADM) CDR Robert Irving Vickers 1978 - Oct 31 1979 LCDR Philip Allen Smith Oct 31 1979 - Sep 30 1980
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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