USS "Halloran" is a destroyer escort, of the United States Navy, named for William Ignatius Halloran, who died where, on 7 December 1941?
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USS Halloran (DE-305) USS "Halloran" (DE-305) was a "Evarts"-class destroyer escort named by the United States Navy after William Ignatius Halloran, born on 23 July 1915, at Cleveland, Ohio, enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an apprentice seaman on 14 August 1940. Commissioned Ensign on 12 June 1941, he was assigned to Naval Air Station, San Pedro, California, and later to USS "Arizona" . Ens. Halloran was among those lost in the "Arizona" at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
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Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet. The U.S. government first obtained exclusive use of the inlet and the right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, was the immediate cause of the United States' entry into World War II.
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Joseph Williams Vance, Jr. Joseph Williams Vance, Jr. (December 4, 1918 – August 8, 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy decorated for action in the Battle of Makassar Strait during World War II.
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USS England (DE-635) USS "England" (DE-635), a "Buckley"-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign John C. England (1920–1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship "Oklahoma" during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Her sinking of six Japanese submarines in twelve days is a feat unparalleled in the history of antisubmarine warfare.
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Thomas James Reeves Thomas James Reeves, born in Thomaston, Connecticut, December 9, 1895, was a US Navy radioman who became the namesake of the destroyer escort USS "Reeves" . Reeves was killed during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and posthumously received the Medal of Honor.
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USS Edward C. Daly (DE-17) USS "Edward C. Daly" (DE-17) was an "Evarts"-class "short-hull" destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy, named after coxswain Edward C. Daly, killed on 7 December 1941 while serving on USS "Downes" .
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William M. Haynsworth, Jr. Commander William McCall Haynsworth, Jr. (16 January 1901 – 22 August 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.
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Alfred Wolf Alfred Wolf (1923–1943) was a United States Navy sailor who distinguished himself in combat during World War II and later died in action. A U.S. Navy destroyer escort was named for him.
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USS Dennis (DE-405) USS "Dennis" (DE-405) was a World War II "John C. Butler"-class destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy. "Dennis" was named after Radioman Third Class Otis Lee Dennis. He was killed in action 1 February 1942 with Carleton Thayer Fogg (namesake of "Fogg" ) when their Douglas SBD Dauntless was lost during an attack launched by "Enterprise" on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein. It was one of the first offensive operations following Pearl Harbor.
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Henry Raymond Ringness Henry Raymond Ringness (1912–1942), was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross for his actions during World War II.
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Hunter Marshall III Hunter Marshall III (1917–1942) was a United States Navy officer killed in action during World War II who received the Silver Star posthumously for his actions.
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USS The Sullivans (DD-537) USS "The Sullivans" (DD-537) is a "Fletcher"-class destroyer . She is a United States Navy ship named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS "Juneau" , was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II. She was also the first ship commissioned in the Navy that honored more than one person.
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Noble Edward Irwin Noble Edward Irwin (September 29, 1869 – August 10, 1937) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral and Navy Cross recipient.
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USS Eugene A. Greene USS "Eugene A. Greene" (DD/DDR-711) was a "Gearing"-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway.
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Mighty Destroyer Clifford Morris (died November 1944), better known as Mighty Destroyer was a Trinidadian calypsonian who won the Calypso King contest in 1941.
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Franklin Van Valkenburgh Franklin Van Valkenburgh (April 5, 1888 – December 7, 1941) was the last captain of the  . He was killed when the "Arizona" exploded and sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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USS Hughes (DD-410) USS "Hughes" (DD-410) was a World War II-era "Sims"-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Commander Edward Merritt Hughes.
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USS Austin (DE-15) USS "Austin" (DE-15), was an "Evarts"-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin (1905-1941) who was killed in action on board USS "Oklahoma" during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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William W. Outerbridge William Woodward Outerbridge (14 April 1906 – 20 September 1986) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He held the distinction of firing the first shots in defense of the United States during World War II.
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USS Elden (DE-264) USS "Elden" (DE-264) was an "Evarts"-class destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ralph Waldo Elden, executive officer of  , who was killed during the battle of Midway, 6 June 1942.
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USS Hugh W. Hadley USS "Hugh W. Hadley" (DD-774) was an "Allen M. Sumner"-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. It is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh William Hadley, who lost his life during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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Michael Buckley Jr. Michael Buckley Jr. (17 May 1902 – 17 August 2006) was the oldest living graduate of West Point at the time of his death and the first American prisoner of war during World War II when as a United States Army major he was captured near Tobruk by German Nazi military forces under the command of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, on 23 November 1941, two weeks prior to the United States entering this global conflict after the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.