Hull Number: DE-670
Launch Date: 01/19/1944
Commissioned Date: 01/12/1945
Decommissioned Date: 11/15/1946
Call Sign: NTQY
Other Designations: APD-71
Class: BUCKLEY
BUCKLEY Class
Namesake: JOSEPH ROY ODUM
JOSEPH ROY ODUM
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, August 2015
Joseph Roy Odum, born in Jacksonville, Fla., 9 February 1913, enlisted in the Navy 20 June 1934 and served continuously until killed in action, in the Solomons, 15 October 1942. A gunner on Meredith (DD-434), he remained at his battle station, after the order to abandon ship had been given, so he could protect shipmates in the water from being strafed by Japanese planes. He was still firing when the ship went under. For his action, Fireman First Class Odum was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Disposition:
Stricken 1 December 1966. Sold under the Military Assistance Program to the government of Chile 1 December 1966.