USS Bordelon [SEP] named after
USS Bordelon
USS "Bordelon" (DD/DDR-881) was one of 98 World War II s of the United States Navy, and was named for Marine Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon (1920–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Tarawa.
"Bordelon" was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 9 September 1944, launched on 3 March 1945 by Mrs. W. J. Bordelon, the mother of Staff Sergeant Bordelon, and commissioned on 5
June 1945.
Service history.
"Bordelon" operated as a part of the occupation force in Japan until March 1946, then alternated operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean with the 2nd Fleet with deployments to the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet.
"Bordelon" assisted in fighting the fire on the cruiser after "Belknap"s collision with the aircraft carrier on the night of 22 November 1975.
On 14 September 1976, while refueling alongside USS "John F. Kennedy", the ships came together and collided