High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Barton (DD-722), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton. On 14 May 1944, Barton departed Norfolk and arrived at Plymouth, England on the 27th. From 3-26, June she carried out screening, patrol, and bombardment duties in support of the invasion of Normandy. On 4 June, she rescued 31 American soldiers from the sinking LCT-2498. During a brisk engagement with German batteries at Cherbourg on 25 June, Barton was slightly damaged while delivering effective gunfire support.

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