Adamant about sticking together, as they had ever since they were children, they won approval to serve aboard the same ship. Christened by the boys' mother in April 1943, the destroyer went on to earn nine battle stars in the Pacific campaign. Though decommissioned in 1946, she was recalled to duty for the Korean War, during which she earned two more battle stars. After the war she served as a training ship until she was decommissioned for the last time in January 1965. Moored pierside at the Naval and Servicemen's Park in Buffalo, New York, she continues to serve her country by reminding visitors of the commitment of common citizens to the defense of their country and of the arduous conditions of war at sea.
Electrical power is provided by three gas turbine generators.
The crew of this warship will consist of 22 officers and 314 enlisted sailors.