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'''USS ''O'Bannon''''' (DD-450) was a destroyer which saw extensive service in [[World War II]]. She was named for Lieutenant [[Presley Neville O’Bannon]], [[United States Marine Corps]] (1801-1850), the first American to raise the flag against an enemy on foreign soil.
'''USS ''O'Bannon''''' (DD-450) was a destroyer which saw extensive service in [[World War II]]. She was named for Lieutenant [[Presley Neville O’Bannon]], [[United States Marine Corps]] (1784-1850), the first American to raise the flag against an enemy on foreign soil.
The second ship to bear the name, ''O’Bannon'' was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine on 3 March 1941, and launched 19 February 1942. She was sponsored by Mrs. E. F. Kennedy, a descendent of Lieutenant O’Bannon; and commissioned at Boston 26 June 1942, Comdr. E. R. Wilkinson in command.
The second ship to bear the name, ''O’Bannon'' was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine on 3 March 1941, and launched 19 February 1942. She was sponsored by Mrs. E. F. Kennedy, a descendent of Lieutenant O’Bannon; and commissioned at Boston 26 June 1942, Comdr. E. R. Wilkinson in command.