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	8k	Joseph Metcalf Hissem was born 31 December 1917 in Mt. Carroll, Ill., and enlisted in the Naval Reserve 9 January 1941. Following flight training he was appointed Ensign 30 August 1941. Though he was assigned to a patrol squadron in Hawaii, Ensign Hissem volunteered for temporary duty with Torpedo Squadron 8. Thus he found himself at a turning point in history, the Battle of Midway, 4-5 June 1942. In the first attack in the pivotal battle between carrier fleets, Hissem and his squadron took off from Hornet, and without fighter protection pressed home an attack on the Japanese carriers. Enduring a withering fire the aircraft maintained the offensive until all were shot down. Although no ships were sunk in the gallant attack, they diverted air cover and forced a re-arming of Japanese planes which brought victory for the U.S. fleet. Ensign Hissem was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart for his heroism. He is listed Missing in Action or Buried at Sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii. USS Hissem (DE 400) (1944-1970) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (U.S. Navy photo from Steve Hissem)		Bill Gonyo
	97k	undated wartime image		DESA Archives
	139k	from "All Hands" magazine, circa 1956		Stanley Svec
	67k	17 January 1957		-
	89k	undated, but more than likely prior to her transfer to Pearl Harbor		Carlos Manuel Estrela Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands
	165k	July 1964: Charlestown, Mass. - Hissem in drydock at the Boston Naval Shipyard. She's undergoing overhaul prior to departing for her homeport change to Pearl Harbor.		Gary Taibbi, SK1, USN (ret.)
	50k	28 July 1965: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS Kretchmer (DER 329), USS Camp (DER 251), and Hissem (DER 400) mooring at Pearl Harbor Naval Station. All three ships left Newport, R.I. on Wednesday 7 July 1965 headed for Operation Market Time in South Vietnam. (U.S. Navy Photo by PH3 Robert L. Ziesler)		Allan M. Wilson USS Kretchmer 1964 - 1968
	79k	1967: Pearl Harbor		Ramon Jackson

Hissem Memorabilia
Ship's Emblem Courtesy of Gary Taibbi	Viet Nam Cruise Patch Courtesy of Gary Taibbi	1965-66 Viet Nam Cruise Itinerary Courtesy of Gary Taibbi

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