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Hull Number: DE-379

JOHN C. BUTLER Class

ALBERT ANTHONY FRANCOVICH

Wikipedia (as of 2024)

Albert Anthony Francovich was born on 23 January 1920, at Shamokin, Pennsylvania into a Croatian-American family. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 8 March 1939. As an aviation machinist‘s mate first class with a patrol squadron during the Solomon Islands campaign, Francovich was killed in action in an engagement with a Japanese four-engined flying boat on 6 September 1942. Francovich posthumously was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in standing to his gun although mortally wounded.

Disposition:

Cancelled 6 Jun 44

Ship History

USS FRANCOVICH DE-379 Ship History

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, February 2018

The name Francovich — assigned to DE-379 on 31 May 1944 — was canceled on 6 June 1944 with the cancellation of the contract for the construction of the ship. The name was reassigned to DE-606 on 10 July 1944, however, and was retained after DE-606 was redesignated as a high speed transport, APD-116, on 17 July 1944.