Hull Number: DE-548
Class: JOHN C. BUTLER
JOHN C. BUTLER Class
Namesake: LOUIS JOSEPH CARPELLOTTI
LOUIS JOSEPH CARPELLOTTI
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, June 2015
Born 13 February 1918 in Old Forge, Pa., Louis Joseph Carpellotti enlisted in the Marine Corps 22 September 1940. Private First Class Carpellotti was killed in action at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 August 1942 when he led a detachment to deliver a flanking fire on a Japanese position, enabling the rest of his squad to assault and capture the position. For his personal valor in this action, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Disposition:
Cancelled 10 Jun 44.