USS Hilbert (DE 742): Cannon Class Destroyer Escort, United States Navy, World War II, Ernest Lenard Hilbert, Distinguished Flying Cross

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Hilbert (DE-742) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home after the war with eight battle stars, far more than the average for destroyer escorts.She was named in honor of Ernest Lenard Hilbert who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously after being shot down during the Battle of Midway. The ship was launched on 18 July 1943 by the Western Pipe and Steel Company; sponsored by Mrs. Fern Hilbert Wier, sister of Aviation Ordnanceman Hilbert; and commissioned on 4 February 1944, Commander J. W. Golinkin, USNR, in command.

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