USS Kyne ( DE - 744 ) USS " Kyne " ( DE - 744 ) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II . She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . She returned home after the war with a very commendable accumulation of six battle stars . She was named in honor of Elden Francis Kyne who was killed in action on 9 August 1942 , when the heavy cruiser was sunk by Japanese naval forces during the Battle of Savo Island . " Kyne " was laid down on 16 April 1943 , by the Western Pipe and Steel Company , Los Angeles , California ; launched on 15 August 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . Alma Marion Kyne , widow of Ens . Kyne ; and commissioned on 4 April 1944 , Comdr . A . Jackson , Jr . , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . After shakedown along the U . S . West Coast , " Kyne " cleared Los Angeles , California , on 6 June 1944 , to join the Pacific Fleet . Following training and escort duty at Pearl Harbor , " Kyne " was underway 12 August to screen a task force which brought material and ships for the impending Palau Islands invasion . She departed Manus on 15 September as escort to transports filled with garrison troops and supplies , landing at Peleliu on 20 September . " Kyne " sailed the same day as escort to a convoy carrying wounded Marines from the scene of battle . For the next three months the destroyer escort continued screening operations out of Ulithi for a fleet logistic support unit which replenished both Task Force 38 and Task Force 58 . Departing Ulithi on 2 January 1945 , " Kyne " provided escort service for refueling operations in support of the Luzon landings on 6 January . She remained on station in the Philippines before returning Ulithi on 21 January to prepare for the Iwo Jima landings . Operating together with support units , she departed Ulithi on 8 February to provide a screen for refueling operations during the Iwo Jima invasion . When that island was secure , giving the United States an air strip vitally needed as base for future B - 29 raids on Japan , " Kyne " returned Ulithi on 5 March . Sailing again on 25 March as a screen to oilers , she made her way to Okinawa — the last step on the road to Japan . She continued screen and patrol operations for the support unit throughout most of the Okinawa campaign , returning to Ulithi on 21 May . " Kyne " cleared San Pedro Bay , Philippine Islands , on 26 June to screen escort carriers as they provided air support for the invasion near Balikpapan , Borneo . Following the Borneo landings , she returned to the logistic support group during July as planes of the fleet rained fire on the Japanese home islands . End - of - War activity . Upon cessation of hostilities on 14 August and , after 43 days at sea , " Kyne " arrived at Tokyo Bay on 28 August as part of the occupation force . Departing Yokosuka , Japan , on 2 October , the destroyer escort arrived Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on 23 November via Pearl Harbor and Long Beach , California . " Kyne " decommissioned at Green Cove Springs , Florida , on 14 June 1946 . Post - War decommissioning . During 1947 " Kyne " was designated in service , in reserve , and operated as a reserve training ship out of Fort Schuyler , New York She recommissioned on 21 November 1950 , Lt . Comdr . Carl L . Scherrer in command ; and was assigned to the 3rd Naval District as a reserve training ship . For the next nine years , " Kyne " provided the training necessary to maintain a well - drilled reserve , ready to defend the nation during any crisis . " Kyne " decommissioned on 17 June 1960 , at New York and she remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia until she was sold for scrapping on 1 November 1973 . Awards . " Kyne " received six battle stars for World War II service .