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Hey here is wat i got! Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, who commanded the Argonaut (SM-1), a transport submarine, which was lost during battle in January of 1943. Lt. Comdr. Pierce was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. John R. Pierce(DD-753) was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York, 24 March 1944; launched 1 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Mary Taylor Pierce, widow of Lt. Comdr. Pierce; and commissioned 30 December 1944 at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Commander C. R. Simmers in command. John R. Pierce operated out of Norfolk during the spring of 1945, training destroyer crews and conducting antisubmarine warfare (ASW) patrols along the eastern seaboard. From 5 January 1954 to 1 April 1962 John R. Piercedeployed to the Mediterranean on six cruises of varying duration. John R. Pierce received one battle star for service during the Korean War.

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