TRAW DE 350
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid December 19 1943 - Launched February 12 1944 |
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Postmarks
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon
NAMESAKE - London Lewis Traw USMC (April 1 1903 - October 27 1942)
Traw enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 15 1924 and, in the course of a career which spanned 18 years, achieved the rank of Platoon Sergeant. He served with the marine detachment on board USS OKLAHOMA BB-37 for his first term of service before going into the Reserves in 1928. Returning to active duty in late 1931, Private First Class Traw served in China from August 1936 until February 1938, during which time he was promoted to Corporal and then Platoon Sergeant. Following a posting to Guantanamo Bay between december 1940 and April 1941, Platoon Sergeant Traw deployed with the First Marine Division for service in the Pacific in early 1942. Following the August 7 1942 landing on Guadalcanal, Sgt. Traw participated in the bitter fighting around Lunga point in the months following. On October 24-25, a Japanese detachment attacked "Bloody Ridge" on the southern perimeter of Henderson airfield. In the course of that bitter battle, Sgt. Traw displayed intrepidity and courage as he directed the fire of the machine guns in his section despite tremendous enemy fire and repeated assaults by Japanese infantry far outnumbering his own. Under his leadership, the platoon made a major contribution to the rout and virtual destruction of a Japanese brigade. Sergeant Traw was killed in action near Lunga on Guadalcanal on October 27 1942.
Traw was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his role in the defeat of the Maruyama detachment
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