USS Donaldson

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Donaldson, in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Trose Emmett Donaldson.

The name Donaldson was assigned to DE-55 on 1 August 1942, canceled and reassigned to DE-508 on 26 April 1943, again canceled and reassigned to DE-44 on 23 June 1943.
USS Donaldson (DE-44), was a destroyer escort launched on 1 August 1943 and decommissioned 5 December 1945.

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