USS Case ( DD - 370 ) USS " Case " ( DD - 370 ) was a in the United States Navy before and during World War II . She was the second ship named for Augustus Ludlow Case . " Case " was launched at the Boston Navy Yard , Boston , Massachusetts , on 14 September 1935 . She was sponsored by Miss . M . R . Case and commissioned on 15 September 1936 , with Commander J . S . Roberts in command . " Case " was berthed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese struck on 7 December 1941 ; then served in the Pacific Fleet until the end of World War II . Service history . " Case " joined in fleet problems in the Hawaiian area , and in 1938 , served as school ship at San Diego , California . From this , her home port , she carried midshipmen on an Alaskan cruise in summer 1939 , and in April 1940 returned to Pearl Harbor to take part in a fleet problem which found her sailing to Midway , Johnston Island , and Palmyra Island . Between February and April 1941 , she cruised to Samoa , Tahiti , and Auckland , New Zealand . Pearl Harbor . " Case " was in a nest of destroyers at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 7 December 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor . From 7 December until 23 May 1942 , " Case " escorted convoys passing between the west coast and Pearl Harbor . Patrols . From 31 May to 7 August 1942 , " Case " patrolled and carried out the usual varied destroyer assignments off Kodiak , Alaska . On 7 August , she unleashed her guns in the pre - invasion bombardment of Kiska and on an enemy tanker with undetermined results . " Case " continued on patrol off Adak until mid - October , when she escorted shipping to Pearl Harbor , then proceeded to the States for overhaul . Returning to Pearl Harbor 21 November 1942 , " Case " cleared to escort a convoy to the Fiji Islands , arriving 20 December . From Fiji she sailed to Guadalcanal to screen a convoy during its unloading period , and on 1 January 1943 , arrived at Espiritu Santo , her base for escort , patrol , and training duty through 23 September . After overhaul at San Francisco , California , " Case " returned to Pearl Harbor in December . For the next 8 months , " Case " was almost constantly at sea , screening groups of the 3rd and 5th Fleet s . From mid - January through mid - March 1944 , these strikes were against Japanese bases in the Marshall Islands , supporting the invasion of these islands . Palau and the western Carolines were the targets 30 March - 1 April , and " Case " next sailed from Majuro for the late - April air raids on Hollandia , Truk , Satawan , and Ponape . A month of local screening and escort duty at Majuro preceded " Case " s assignment to TG 58 . 4 for the strikes on Japanese airfields in the Bonins , designed to neutralize these bases during the invasion of the Marianas . With this group , she screened carriers in the historic Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19 and 20 June . Repairs . After a repair period at Eniwetok , " Case " resumed her operations with TG 58 . 4 , screening for air strikes preparing for the landings on Guam late in July 1944 , and the attacks on the Bonins on 4 and 5 August . Through mid - September , " Case " served on inter - island escort duty in the Marianas . In September , she rendezvoused with two submarines carrying allied prisoners of war , many of them wounded , rescued after the sinking of a Japanese transport . Since rough seas prevented the submarines from transferring the wounded to " Case " , the destroyer put medical officers on board the submarines . " Case " participated in the bombardment of Marcus Island on 9 October 1944 and then joined TG 38 . 1 for strikes on Luzon in conjunction with the invasion of Leyte from 18 to 23 October . She returned to Ulithi 29 October , putting to sea again 8 November for the bombardment of Iwo Jima on the night of 11 / 12 November . Resuming escort duty from Ulithi , " Case " was screening cruiser s bound for Saipan on 20 November , when she rammed and sank a Japanese midget submarine at the entrance to Mugai Channel . Immediately , she put back to Ulithi for an inspection of damage incurred in the encounter , but was back in action just two days later , bound for off shore patrol at Saipan until 6 December . Iwo Jima . " Case " joined in a smashing bombardment of Iwo Jima once more on 24 December , during which she and were dispatched to attack a fleeing Japanese transport . A 2 - hour chase at full speed followed , both destroyers firing as the range closed . At 1559 , the effect of accurate gunfire told as the transport sank , her survivors refusing any assistance from the American destroyers . After repairs at Saipan , she returned to Iwo Jima 24 and 25 January 1945 for antisubmarine patrol during the opening phases of operations ashore . Escort and patrol duty from Saipan occupied her until 19 March , when she began an extended period of antisubmarine patrol , aid - sea rescue , and radar picket duty between Saipan and Iwo Jima until the close of the war . Surrender of the Bonins Islands . On 2 September 1945 , the Case sailed to Chichi Jima to accept and supervise the surrender of the Bonins Islands . On 19 September , she took departure from Iwo Jima for Norfolk , Virginia , arriving 1 November . Here , she was decommissioned 13 December 1945 , and sold 31 December 1947 . Awards . " Case " received seven battle star s for World War II service .