USS William R. Rush (DD-714)

History of USS William R. Rush (DD-714)

USS William R. Rush (DD-714) was a Gearing-class destroyer that was laid down on 15 October 1944 at Newark N.J. by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 8 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Flagg Biddle a cousin of Capt. Rush; and commissioned on 21 September 1945 COMDr.

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