USS Dionne ( DE - 261 ) USS Dionne ( DE - 261 ) was an of the United States Navy during World War II . She was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft . She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in dangerous battle areas and returned home with six battle star s , a high number for a ship of her type . She was launched on 10 March 1943 by Boston Navy Yard ; sponsored by Mrs . L . A . Dionne , mother of Ensign Dionne ; and commissioned on 16 July 1943 , Lieutenant Commander R . S . Paret , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . " Dionne " sailed from Boston , Massachusetts , on 7 September 1943 to escort a convoy to Norfolk , Virginia . She conducted training in the Chesapeake Bay area until 2 October when she got underway for the Pacific Ocean . Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 26 October she was assigned to night radar picket duty and on 15 November she sortied for the invasion of the Gilbert Islands . " Dionne " screened a group of tankers serving the ships engaged in this operation until her return to Pearl Harbor on 12 January 1944 for repairs . From 4 February to 1 March 1944 " Dionne " served in the Marshalls operation , escorting convoys and acting as harbor guard at Kwajalein . After an overhaul at Mare Island , California , from 9 March to 8 April she sailed to Kwajalein and Eniwetok as convoy escort , then returned to Pearl Harbor on 10 May to rehearse amphibious landings . Invasion of the Marianas . " Dionne " sailed from Pearl Harbor on 1 June 1944 for the invasion of the Marianas . She patrolled by day and screened transports at night , picking up seven Japanese prisoners and a 9 - year - old Japanese girl . On 21 June she screened during her bombardment of Saipan . From 25 June to 16 July she was at Eniwetok to replenish , returning to Guam for a pre - invasion bombardment on 20 and 21 July and to provide fire support for the landings of 21 July . Three days later she bombarded Tinian , off which she patrolled until returning to Pearl Harbor on 3 September . On 23 September 1944 " Dionne " departed for Ulithi carrying garrison forces . She remained there from 8 to 24 October on patrol and local escort duty . After escorting ships to Eniwetok and Saipan , she returned to Pearl Harbor on 23 November as screen for , damaged by Japanese depth charges , and . " Dionne " served in anti - submarine warfare exercises and amphibious training in the Hawaiian Islands until 20 January 1945 when she began convoy duty between Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok . Supporting Saipan and Iwo Jima operations . " Dionne " sailed from Eniwetok on 21 February 1945 for Saipan and Iwo Jima , landing her garrison group there on 7 March . She patrolled off Iwo Jima until 20 March , then sailed for Pearl Harbor with evacuated combat troops , arriving on 4 April . Four days later she got underway for San Francisco , California , and overhaul . Returning to Pearl Harbor on 15 June 1945 Dionne escorted convoys to Eniwetok and Ulithi . On 25 July she departed Ulithi to join the oilers serving the 3rd Fleet during their strikes on the Japanese mainland , duty which occupied her until the end of the war . End - of - War activity . From 4 September she screened oilers fueling ships of the 7th Fleet operating in the Yellow Sea and off Jinsen , Korea . " Dionne " sailed from Jinsen on 5 October for Pearl Harbor and the west coast , arriving at San Francisco on 25 November . Post - War decommissioning . She was decommissioned on 18 January 1946 . " Dionne " was sold on 12 June 1947 . Awards . " Dionne " received six battle stars for World War II service . External links .