The Destroyermen March - WWII U.S. Navy Footage
Channel: TheLuckyO
Date: 2024-03-21

To the tin can sailors of the U.S. Navy, the destroyermen! The Destroyermen march was composed in 1958 by William and Virginia Greene (I have also seen it attributed to Mort Greene), so the WWII footage might be a bit anachronistic; however, this is what I imagine whenever I listen to this piece. 

All footage and audio are in the public domain and are used without intent to profit.
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/media/ceremonial
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0884

Footage (in order of appearance):
0:00 Destroyer Squadron 21 (DesRon 21), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76183
0:05 USS Bagley (DD-386), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78499
0:09 USS Frazier (DD-607), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76072
0:13 USS Hutchins (DD-476), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77673
0:14 USS McCall (DD-400), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77716
0:15 Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76116
0:17 USS Ellet (DD-398), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79333
0:21 Fletcher-class, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79129
0:23 Allen M. Sumner/Gearing-class, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79107
0:25 USS Benham (DD-397), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75692
0:27 Allen M. Sumner/Gearing-class, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79761
0:30 USS Nicholas (DD-449), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79807