Builder:        Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. 
Laid Down:      January 25, 1944
Launched:       July 4, 1944
Commissioned:   October 28, 1944
Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-31, Reclassified MMD-31 
                January 1, 1969. Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze 
                Aircraft June 6, 1945 off Okinawa. Decommissioned 
                September 28, 1945
Fate:           Broken up for scrap in 1946.

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We are seeking information on the USS J. William Ditter and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.

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