USS Boyd ( DD - 544 ) USS " Boyd " ( DD - 544 ) was a of the United States Navy , named for Joseph Boyd , who took part in Stephen Decatur ' s expedition into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War . " Boyd " was launched 29 October 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co . , San Pedro , California , sponsored by Mrs . C . W . Styer , wife of Captain Styer , and commissioned 8 May 1943 , Lieutenant Commander Ulysses S . G . Sharp , Jr . in command . History . As a unit of the Pacific Fleet , " Boyd " departed for Pearl Harbor 14 July 1943 . After additional training she took part in the occupation of Baker Island ( 1 September 1943 ) and then joined the Fast Carrier Task Force as a screening vessel for the Wake Island raid ( 5 – 6 October ) and the Gilbert Islands landings ( 19 November – 8 December ) . During the bombardment of Nauru Island ( 8 December ) " Boyd " was damaged by a Japanese shore battery while on a rescue mission . As a result she had to return to Espiritu Santo , New Hebrides , for repairs . Following repairs " Boyd " arrived at Pearl Harbor 23 March 1944 . She joined Task Force 58 ( TF 58 ) for She then joined TF 38 for the strikes against Okinawa ( 10 October ) , northern Luzon and Formosa ( 11 – 14 October ) , and Luzon ( 15 October ) , which preceded the Leyte landings . After taking part in the Battle for Leyte Gulf ( 24 – 25 October ) she screened the carriers launching strikes against Luzon ( 5 – 6 , 13 – 14 , and 19 – 25 November ) . Between 31 December 1944 and 22 January 1945 " Boyd " served as an escort vessel . She then took part in the bombardment of Iwo Jima and in the occupation of the island ( 19 February – 1 March ) . She arrived off Okinawa 95 March and remained there on screening duty until 30 June . She then rejoined the 3rd Fleet for strikes against the Japanese home islands ( 10 July – 7 August ) . One of the first vessels to return to the United States after the Japanese surrender , " Boyd " departed Okinawa 7 September and underwent overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard ( 25 September – 28 November ) . She then moved to San Diego , arriving 14 January 1948 and was placed out of commission in reserve 15 January 1947 . Recommissioned 24 November 1950 , the destroyer reported to the Pacific Fleet . Following training off the west coast , " Boyd " departed for Korea 28 May 1951 . She remained there , serving with TF 77 and on the Formosa Strait Patrol , until returning to San Diego 21 December 1951 . " Boyd " departed San Diego 12 July 1952 for her second Korean tour . She served on the Wonsan blockade and took part in the amphibious demonstration off Kojo ( 6 – 15 October ) . She departed Korean waters in late January and arrived at San Diego 16 February 1953 . After the end of the Korean fighting " Boyd " continued operations along the west coast and made three Far Eastern tours . " Boyd " received 11 battle star s for World War II and five for her Korean War service . TCG " Iskenderun " ( D - 343 ) . On 1 October 1969 , " Boyd " was decommissioned , stricken from the Naval Vessel Register , and transferred to Turkey . She served in the Turkish Navy as TCG " Iskenderun " ( D - 343 ) . In 1981 , she was stricken and scrapped .