USS DOYLE (DMS-34)

(DD 494: dp. 1,620, l. 348'4", b. 36'1", dr. 11'10", s. 35k.; cpl. 208; a. 4 5", 5 21" tt.; cl. Benson)

“Doyle screened the touch and go 2-day rescue near Changea Dong.”

Doyle (DD-494) was launched 17 March 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash., sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Maloney; and commissioned 27 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander C E Boyd in command.

She arrived at Norfolk 20 June for conversion to a highspeed minesweeper, and was reclassified DMS-34, 23 June 1945.

On 30 June 1950, 6 days after the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel, Doyle headed west from San Diego to support UN operations in Korea. .She escorted troop transports from Sasebo to Korean ports and screened carriers providing air support for the ground troops.

On 16 September 1950 an attempt by 800 South Korean guerrillas to make a secret landing for a raid on the enemy's rear lines went awry when their LST broached and stranded. Doyle screened the touch and go 2-day rescue near Changea Dong.

After brief overhaul at Sasebo Doyle sailed on 29 September 1950 to sweep mines on the east coast of Korea in preparation for the invasion landings near Wonsan.

On 12 October she bombarded Rei To Island in support of an underwater demolition team from Diachenko (APD-123), then was assigned to clear the dangerous approaches to Wonsan Harbor.

She continued operations in the Wonsan area, as well as sweeping in the Hungnam area, acting as fire-support ship for Korean landings at Suwon Dan 3 November, and directing a clean sweep of Wonsan by Japanese sweepers from 12 to 17 November until returning to Sasebo 20 November.

Doyle continued to operate from Sasebo to Korean waters, sweeping a special fire-support area used to cover the emergency evacuation from Hungnam between 2 and 23 December 1950. She returned to San Diego 4 March 1951, and after overhaul resumed local operations on the west coast.

Doyle served again in U.N. operations in Korean waters between 5 October 1951 and 8 August 1952.

She returned to the western Pacific between 2 February and 21 July 1953, visiting Midway, Guam Kwajalein, and various ports in the Philippines as well as serving as station ship at Hong Kong for 5 weeks.

Doyle arrived at Charleston, S.C. 7 September 1953 from Long Beach. She operated along the east coast and served in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet between 5 January and 27 May 1954 before going into reserve, in commissioned status, in October 1954. Doyle was placed out of commission in reserve 19 May 1955.

Doyle received two battle stars for World War II and six for Korean war service.