USCGC Vance (WDE 487)

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USCGC Vance (WDE 487)

CGC Vance, a World War II-era destroyer escort transferred to the Coast Guard and commissioned as a cutter during the Korean War to augment the increased weather patrols and stations set up in the Korean War.

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Tags: Combat, Korean War, vance, Weather Patrol, Ocean Station, Destroyer Escort

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