1943; Sank German submarine U-575 – 13 March 1944; Allied Landing at Normandy, France – 6 June 1944; Allied Landing- Southern France – 15 August 1944; and American Landing at Okinawa, Japan – April 1945. Hobsons captain, Lt. Cdr. Loveland, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his exceptionally meritorious conduct for depth-charging and subsequently sinking the U-575 on 13 March 1944 after it surfaced. For his gallantry in action at the Normandy D-Day amphibious assault on Utah Beach and later at the bombardment of German defenses at Cherbourg, Loveland was awarded the Silver Star. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism and meritorious performance of duty in the face of great danger during the Hobsons attempted rescue and successful towing operation of the mined SS Johns Hopkins off Marseilles, France, on 2 October 1944. For his extraordinary heroism during the attack at Okinawa, Hobsons commanding officer, Lt. Cdr. Manning, was awarded the Navy Cross. Also for the Okinawa action, Hobsons executive officer, Lt. Vogel, was awarded the Bronze Star and her engineer officer, Lt. (j.g.) Martin J. Cavanaugh, Jr., and Chief Machinist's Mate, Howard B. Farris, were awarded the Silver Star. See also , sunk in a collision with in 1969. Notes References External links Hobson-Wasp Collision Collection, 1952–1953 MS 245 held by Special Collection & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy Hobson (DD-464) Hobson (DD-464) Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Ships sunk in collisions 1941 ships Hobson (DD-464) Maritime incidents in 1952