Destroyer Squadron 21 (DESRON 21)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Destroyer_Squadron_21_(DESRON_21)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Destroyer squadron
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DESRON_21
gptkbp:activeIn Yes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:commander Captain
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_ships_assigned gptkb:USS_Kidd_(DDG-100)
gptkb:USS_Wayne_E._Meyer_(DDG-108)
gptkb:USS_Stockdale_(DDG-106)
gptkb:USS_Decatur_(DDG-73)
gptkb:USS_Pinckney_(DDG-91)
gptkb:USS_Spruance_(DDG-111)
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Destroyer Squadron 21 (DESRON 21)
gptkbp:motto Little Beavers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Little_Beavers
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Arleigh_Burke
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St._George
gptkb:Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_Kula_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:Commander,_Naval_Surface_Force,_U.S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:role Surface combatant command
gptkbp:type Naval squadron
gptkbp:website https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/desron21/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSG-3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7