South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

USS Pringle (DD-477)

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 17, 2009

1. USS Pringle (DD-477) Marker

Inscription.

USS Pringle (DD-477). . Launched at Charleston, S.C. on May 2, 1942 Lost to Enemy Action off Okinawa on April 16,1945 , In Memoriam Vella Lavella - August 21, 1943 John Villani . Ernest F. Whitehead , Mindoro - December 30, 1944 James F. Bennett . Thomas F. Fugazzi . Roy A. Jackson . Dee C. Clark . Jerry Holubicka . John Kowalick . Michael Corriero . Theophil F. Hudy . Clifton R. Liewald . Frank Poniatowski . Edward L. Wilcox , Okinawa - April 16, 1945 Rex W. Allen . Arville B. Clarke . Joseph J. Hoffer . Harold F. Rienke . Thomas M. Anderson . Gerald R. Cone . William V. Hutson . Nevil Rodgers . Russell Atkinson, Jr. . Garvin J. Crook . Michael J. Jozovich . Douglas N. Rogers . William A. Baker . Joseph DiSantis . John P.Keeley . Roy R. Rossini . Kenneth E. Barth . William J. Egerer . Warren R. Keister . Homer Sherrill . Marvin A. Beduhn . Ronald B. Ely . Robert C. Kirsch . Paul W. Smith . Elbert E. Benson . Ray A. England . Samuel E. Knox . Tillman N. Smith, Jr . Wilbert M. Benson . Wendell H. Fidete . Hugh W. Kyle . Vincent T. Sosnowski . Flavel W. Bowen . Charles A. Floyd . Charles L. Latham . Pete M. Spraitzar . Robert B. Brookover . Blas A. Gil . Sam Loiacono . Vernon W. Tauer . Edward R. Burton . Gerald F. Gorges . Charles E. Lucker . James W. Thomas . Wallace H. Cable . Gordon S. Graham . Charles W. Lutz . Homer D. Thomason . Arthur A. Cappuccio . Charles L. Gose . Walter D. Martin . Edward F. Wallen . John M. Caraian . Bennie G. Hancock . Aaron Nisenbaum . Joe E. Wampler . Warren H. Chapple . Nels M. Hansen, Jr. . Leonard W. Odom . Albert D. Webb . Thaddeus J. Chrusciel . Thomas R. Haugen . James W. Paylor . Alfred C. Wolf . Winston L. Churchill . Ernest E. Hawkins . Joseph Piccolo . Robert D. Woods . Frederick M. Hicks . Cecil J. Riddell. , The ship was named for Vice Admiral J.R. Poinsett Pringle, USN, who was born at Georgetown, S.C. in 1873 a direct lineal descendant of Judge Robert Pringle, whose law offices on nearby Tradd Street were established in 1742, Vice Admiral Pringle had been selected by President Roosevelt to become Chief of Naval Operations before his sudden death on September 25, 1932.

Launched at Charleston, S.C. on May 2, 1942
Lost to Enemy Action off Okinawa on April 16,1945

In Memoriam
Vella Lavella - August 21, 1943
John Villani • Ernest F. Whitehead

Mindoro - December 30, 1944
James F. Bennett • Thomas F. Fugazzi • Roy A. Jackson • Dee C. Clark • Jerry Holubicka • John Kowalick • Michael Corriero • Theophil F. Hudy • Clifton R. Liewald • Frank Poniatowski • Edward L. Wilcox

Okinawa - April 16, 1945
Rex W. Allen • Arville B. Clarke • Joseph J. Hoffer • Harold F. Rienke • Thomas M. Anderson • Gerald R. Cone • William V. Hutson • Nevil Rodgers • Russell Atkinson, Jr. • Garvin J. Crook • Michael J. Jozovich • Douglas N. Rogers • William A. Baker • Joseph DiSantis • John P.Keeley • Roy R. Rossini • Kenneth E. Barth • William J. Egerer • Warren R. Keister • Homer Sherrill • Marvin A. Beduhn • Ronald B. Ely • Robert C. Kirsch • Paul W. Smith • Elbert E. Benson • Ray A. England • Samuel E. Knox • Tillman N. Smith, Jr • Wilbert M. Benson • Wendell H. Fidete • Hugh W. Kyle • Vincent T. Sosnowski • Flavel W. Bowen • Charles A. Floyd • Charles L. Latham • Pete M. Spraitzar • Robert B. Brookover • Blas A. Gil • Sam Loiacono • Vernon W. Tauer • Edward R. Burton • Gerald F. Gorges • Charles E. Lucker • James W. Thomas • Wallace H. Cable • Gordon

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S. Graham • Charles W. Lutz • Homer D. Thomason • Arthur A. Cappuccio • Charles L. Gose • Walter D. Martin • Edward F. Wallen • John M. Caraian • Bennie G. Hancock • Aaron Nisenbaum • Joe E. Wampler • Warren H. Chapple • Nels M. Hansen, Jr. • Leonard W. Odom • Albert D. Webb • Thaddeus J. Chrusciel • Thomas R. Haugen • James W. Paylor • Alfred C. Wolf • Winston L. Churchill • Ernest E. Hawkins • Joseph Piccolo • Robert D. Woods • Frederick M. Hicks • Cecil J. Riddell

The ship was named for Vice Admiral J.R. Poinsett Pringle, USN, who was born at Georgetown, S.C. in 1873 a direct lineal descendant of Judge Robert Pringle, whose law offices on nearby Tradd Street were established in 1742, Vice Admiral Pringle had been selected by President Roosevelt to become Chief of Naval Operations before his sudden death on September 25, 1932.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1806.

Location. 32° 46.191′ N, 79° 55.717′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. Marker is on E. Battery St.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hurricane Hugo (here, next to this marker); Ten - Inch Smooth Bore Columbaid Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Eleven - Inch Dahlgren Gun

USS Pringle (DD-477) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 17, 2009

2. USS Pringle (DD-477)

(a few steps from this marker); Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ten - Inch Smooth Bore Columbaid Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salvaging of this Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Charleston Waterfront (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Defenders of Charleston (within shouting distance of this marker); William Gilmore Simms (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Also see . . .
1. USS Pringle (DD-477). USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932). (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

2. Naval Battle of Vella Lavella. The Battle of Vella Lavella was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013

3. USS Pringle (DD-477) Marker

of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

3. Battle of Mindoro. The Battle of Mindoro was a battle in World War II between forces of the United States and Japan, in Mindoro Island in the central Philippines, from 13-16 December 1944, during the Philippines campaign. (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

4. Battle of Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

5. Joel R.P. Pringle. Vice Admiral Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle (February 4, 1873–September 25, 1932) was a distinguished officer of the United States Navy, serving from 1894 to 1932. (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 17, 2009

4. USS Pringle (DD-477) Marker

United States Navy, 1942

5. USS Pringle (DD-477)

Vice Admiral Joe<br>Robert Poinsett Pringle<br>1873-1932 image. Click for full size.

United States Navy, April 27, 2004

6. Vice Admiral Joe
Robert Poinsett Pringle
1873-1932

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,026 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on August 21, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.