USS Waldron (DD-699)

USS Waldron (DD-699) Background

USS Waldron (DD-699) was an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer USS Waldron(DD-699) was laid down on 16 November 1943 at Kearny N.J. by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 26 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Nancy Waldron; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 7 June 1944 COMDr. George E. Peckham in command. Waldron conducted shakedown in the vicinity of Bermuda during the early summer of 1944.

USS Waldron (DD-699) Collection

For those who served, those who remember, and those who study naval history, this USS Waldron (DD-699) collection brings together shirts, hoodies, decals, patches, and gifts centered on the ship's legacy.