Hull Number: DE-271
Launch Date: 05/19/1943
Commissioned Date: 08/20/1945
Decommissioned Date: 10/10/1945
Class: EVARTS
EVARTS Class
Namesake: RICHARD EUGENE FLEMING
RICHARD EUGENE FLEMING
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, July 2015
Richard Eugene Fleming, born 2 November 1917 in St. Paul, Minn., entered the Marine Corps Reserve for aviation training 20 January 1940. Captain Fleming served as Flight Officer of the Marine Scout Bombing Squadron stationed at Midway, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism and courage in the Battle of Midway, during which he led an attack on a Japanese carrier 4 June 1942 and was killed while attacking another carrier 5 June.
Disposition:
The name Fleming was originally assigned to DE-271 on 23 February 1943, and canceled and reassigned to DE-32 on 14 June 1943.