Doyle Clayton Barnes was born on 5 April 1912 in Oeniville, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy on 20 October 1933 and was designated naval aviator on 21 March 1942. Ensign Barnes received the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942, when he intercepted a flight of Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft and downed two torpedo planes. He was reported missing in action 24 August 1942, when his squadron, based on USS Enterprise engaged the Japanese in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
Doyle C. Barnes served as a school ship for officers destined for escort vessel service at Norfolk, Virginia, from 25 September to 21 October 1944, then sailed for New Guinea, arriving at Hollandia 28 November. She escorted convoys from Hollandia to San Pedro Bay, Leyte, patrolled in the Philippines, and took part in the assault and occupation of Borneo from 7 June to 20 July 1945.
She was towed by USS ATR-66 to San Diego, California, and placed out of commission in reserve there 15 January 1947. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 December 1972 and was sold for scrap on 12 September 1973.
Photo gallery of Doyle C. Barnes at NavSource Naval History
March 17, 2024
doyle, barnes, john, butler, class, destroyer, escort, acquired, navy, during, world, primary, purpose, destroyer, escort, escort, protect, ships, convoy, addition, other, tasks, assigned, such, patrol, radar, picket, historyunited, statesnamedoyle, barnesname. USS Doyle C Barnes DE 353 was a John C Butler class destroyer escort acquired by the U S Navy during World War II The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy in addition to other tasks as assigned such as patrol or radar picket HistoryUnited StatesNameDoyle C BarnesNamesakeDoyle Clayton BarnesBuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Orange TexasLaid down11 January 1944Launched4 March 1944Commissioned13 July 1944Decommissioned15 January 1947Stricken1 December 1972FateSold for scrap 12 September 1973General characteristicsClass and typeJohn C Butler class destroyer escortDisplacement1 350 tonsLength306 ft 93 m Beam36 ft 8 in 11 18 m Draft9 ft 5 in 2 87 m Propulsion2 boilers 2 geared turbine engines 12 000 shp 8 900 kW 2 propellersSpeed24 knots 44 km h 28 mph Range6 000 nmi 11 000 km 6 900 mi at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Complement14 officers 201 enlistedArmament2 single 5 in 127 mm guns 2 twin 40 mm 1 6 in AA guns 10 single 20 mm 0 79 in AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge throwers 1 Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 depth charge racks Contents 1 Namesake 2 Construction and commissioning 3 History 4 References 5 External linksNamesake editDoyle Clayton Barnes was born on 5 April 1912 in Oeniville Texas He enlisted in the Navy on 20 October 1933 and was designated naval aviator on 21 March 1942 Ensign Barnes received the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942 when he intercepted a flight of Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft and downed two torpedo planes He was reported missing in action 24 August 1942 when his squadron based on USS Enterprise engaged the Japanese in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons Construction and commissioning editShe was launched on 4 March 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp Ltd at Orange Texas sponsored by Mrs D C Barnes widow of Ensign Barnes Doyle C Barnes was commissioned on 13 July 1944 History editDoyle C Barnes served as a school ship for officers destined for escort vessel service at Norfolk Virginia from 25 September to 21 October 1944 then sailed for New Guinea arriving at Hollandia 28 November She escorted convoys from Hollandia to San Pedro Bay Leyte patrolled in the Philippines and took part in the assault and occupation of Borneo from 7 June to 20 July 1945 Following the cessation of hostilities Doyle C Barnes remained in the Far East providing services at Okinawa Manila Qingdao and Shanghai She sailed from Qingdao 15 April 1946 arriving at San Pedro Los Angeles on 11 May She was towed by USS ATR 66 to San Diego California and placed out of commission in reserve there 15 January 1947 She was struck from the Navy list on 1 December 1972 and was sold for scrap on 12 September 1973 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of Doyle C Barnes at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Doyle C Barnes amp oldid 1156748175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
