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USS McClelland (DE 750)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - Z - W - Z

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - World War II Victory Medal

Specifications:
Class: Cannon
Type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 201

McClelland (DE 750) Building and Operational Data:

21 July 1943: Keel laid by the Western Pipe & Steel Corp., San Pedro, Cal.

28 November 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. T. A. McClelland, widow of Ensign Thomas Alfred McClelland

19 September 1944: Commissioned by Lcdr. G. E. Kenyon, representing Commander 11th Naval District; Lcdr. Glendon D. Williams, USNR, in command

15 May 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla.

September 1946: Placed "in service, in reserve" assigned to NRT, 7th Naval District, at Jacksonville, Fla.

15 July 1950: Placed "in commission, in reserve" at Charleston, S.C.

1959: Transferred to NRT at Philadelphia, Pa.

12 September 1960: Decommissioned at the U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia after 15 years and 9 months of service; custody to CO, Philadelphia Group, U. S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet

01 August 1972: Struck from the NVR

01 November 1973: Sold, scrapped

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0675002	281k	Fall 1944: USS *McClelland* (DE 750) underway. She is painted in what appears to be camouflage Measure 31 or 32, Design 24D (a modification of that design as prepared for the DE-51 class). See Photo # 80-G-105513 for a plan of the latter design for the starboard side and decks, and Photo # 80-G-105512 for its port side design. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 107523 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0626106	268k	02 January 1945: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - View of Magazine Loch at Pearl Harbor. USS *Dionne* (DE 261) & USS *McClelland* (DE 750) are seen along with an unidentified fleet submarine. Tender USS *Orion* (AS 18), and subs *Burrfish* (SS 312) and *Piper* (SS 409) are in the background. (Photo Source: LIFE Magazine Archives - W. Eugene Smith, Photographer) (Caption updated by John Chiquoine after coordinating ship's log book pages.)	Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.
0675004	81k	September 1954: Jacksonville, Fla. - Two photos taken during *McClelland's 10th Anniversary celebration. An unidentified admiral cuts the celebration cake as commanding officer Lcdr. Ralph N. Pickles and crewmembers look on. (Photos donated by Anna Hall. The photos were taken by Anna’s dad, Pearl Harbor survivor William Blackstock, Signalman 2nd Class. Bill served in McClelland, USS Laffey* (DD 724) and *Tidewater* (AD 31).	Robert Hall USS Tidewater (AD 31) 1968-71
0675005	67k		Robert Hall USS Tidewater (AD 31) 1968-71
0675003	118k	late ‘50’s: near Jacksonville, Fla.	M. Edward Arnold Kingman, Ariz.
0675006	127k	This photo was rescued from an antique store in Sedalia, Mo. The back is dated, December 1958.	David Upton Blue Springs, Mo.
0674812	101k	early 1960: Gloucester, Mass. - Two reserve training vessels on a port visit to Gloucester. USS *Tills* (DE 748), homeported at Portland, Maine is moored outboard of *McClelland*, homeported at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.	Tommy Trampp Benton City, Wash.
0615005	218k	25 May 1973: Philadelphia, Pa. - Mothballed destroyer escorts at the Inactive Ship Facility of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Upper photo, from left to right; *Rizzi* (DE 537), *Edward H. Allen* (DE 531), *McClelland* (DE 750), *Cooner* (DE 172), *Neunzer* (DE 150), and *Swenning* (DE 394). Lower photo, from left to right; *Melvin R. Nawman* (DE 416), *Tabberer* (DE 418), *Coffman* (DE 191), *Rizzi* (DE 537), *Edward H. Allen* (DE 531), *McClelland* (DE 750), *Cooner* (DE 172), *Neunzer* (DE 150), and *Swenning* (DE 394). Note from Rick Davis: "Back in May 1973, Martin Holbrook (INRO Photo Collection), invited me for a tour of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Mothball Fleet. Martin had been making trips to Philly and other mothball sites for years and was one of the “old-timers” that had been taking photos of USN ships since before WWII in the New York City area. Anyway, when he picked me up in his van, there were two other gents. One was Ted Stone (I thought the other one was Paul Silverstone, but when I had a chance to ask him a few years ago if it was, he said he didn’t recall a photo trip to PhilNSY). Martin had enough “pull” that we were provided with an Admiral’s Gig! I had my brand-new Nikon F2 35-mm camera. Martin and Ted had larger format cameras. I felt like a rank amateur and a kid in a candy store. I have seen some of the same photos of subjects that we all took photos from the same boat, show-up elsewhere. We were all excited that USS *Sigsbee* (DD 502) was on the outside of a nest this trip. Martin had been trying to get good views of her for years. Ex-USS *Gherardi* (DD 637) ... built at PhilNY ... was outside the reserve basin ready to be towed away for scrapping. We got photos of her as well".	Rick E. Davis Springfield, Oh.
0615006	671k		Rick E. Davis Springfield, Oh.

McClelland History
View the USS McClelland (DE 750) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS McClelland as submitted by the ship at war's end.

McClelland's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 19 Sep. 1944 – .. Feb. 1945	Lcdr. Glendon Dean Williams, USNR (Comm. CO) (USNA ‘30) (Malvern, Ia.)
2.) .. Feb. 1945 – 15 May 1946	Lt. Alan M. Frothingham, USNR
3.) 15 May 1946 – .. Mar. 1947	Lt.(jg) Troy Haywood Lindsey, USNR
4.) .. Mar. 1947 – .. Jan. 1948	Lcdr. Roy Herbert Jones (Kansas City, Mo.)
5.) no dates	Cmdr. Claude Dennis Gilchrist (Hull, England)
6.) no dates	Lcdr. Richard L. Eisnaugle (Portsmouth, Oh.)
7.) no dates	Lcdr. Paul William Dodson
8.) ~1953	Lcdr. John Raymond Sullivan Jr. (USNA ‘43) (Washington, D.C.)
9.) ~1955 – 03 Apr. 1956	Cmdr. Ralph Neely Pickles
10.) 03 Apr. 1956 – 29 Jul. 1957	Lcdr. Thomas Ingram Bayliss
11.) 29 Jul. 1957 – 21 Jun. 1959	Lcdr. Paul Charles Stadler
12.) 21 Jun. 1959 – 12 Sep. 1960	Lt. George Kidder Derby (USNA ‘51) (Washington, D.C.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: M. Edward Arnold
Address: 3235 Ames Avenue
City/State: Kingman AZ 86401
Phone: (928) 692-9190
E-mail: DD547@citlink.net

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