U.S.S. LITTLE DD 803 (FAQ) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION PAGE
Over the years I have been asked serveral questions many times over, thus I developed this page to answer those most frequently asked questions. Since 1998 I have spent thousands of hours attempting to make this site as accurate and authoratative as possible. During that time I have weeded out names, added names, changed name spellings and have run into dead ends while attempting to confirm if someone should be added to the Little's list of crew. Any crew member that I list on this page MUST be verified by official U.S. Naval documentation as having served aboard the DD 803. I have pulled together muster calls, the ship's deck logs and various other official Naval documentation to confirm those who are listed within the current crew list. A few crew have been added after being confirmed as having served aboard the DD 803 as per their discharge papers.
The U.S.S. Littled DD 803 was commissioned on August 19, 1944 and was sunk by Kamikaze aircraft on May 3, 1945 after having only been in service for one-year, three-months and 16 days.
Who was the U.S.S. Little named after?
Captain Geroge Little, USN
Why don't I see the name of a relative on the crew list when I know they served aboard the U.S.S. Little?
1. Since there were two Little's, it is most likely due to the fact that the individual you are referring to served on the first Little which was first designated as DD 79 and later recommissioned as the APD-4. I have focused my attention primarily on the second Little (dd 803), however you can find out more information on the first Little by selecting the The First Little.
2. The individual you are referring to served on the U.S.S. Liddle (DE-206/APD-60).
3. The individual you are referring to served on the U.S.S. Little (DD 803) but I have not yet been able to get verifying data confirming that.
4. The individual is/was actually a brother, son or other relative of one of the actual crew.
5. The individual is/was a crewmember of one of the other ships in Radar Picket Station #10 on May 3, 1945.
The Little sank at Guadalcanal, how come you say she sank at Okinawa?
The first U.S.S. Little (APD-4) previously (DD 79) was sunk at Guadal Canal in 1942. The second Little (DD 803), which this page has been developed for, was sunk off of Okinawa on May 3, 1945.