USS Halloran ( DE - 305 ) USS " Halloran " ( DE - 305 ) was a named by the United States Navy after William Ignatius Halloran , born on 23 July 1915 , at Cleveland , Ohio , enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an apprentice seaman on 14 August 1940 . Commissioned Ensign on 12 June 1941 , he was assigned to Naval Air Station , San Pedro , California , and later to . Ens . Halloran was among those lost in the " Arizona " at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 . " Halloran " was laid down by Mare Island Navy Yard , Vallejo , California , on 21 June 1943 ; launched on 14 January 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . L . J . Halloran , mother ; and commissioned on 27 May 1944 , Lt . Comdr . J . G . Scripps in command . World War II Pacific Theater operations . After shakedown , " Halloran " departed California as a convoy escort on 31 July arriving Pearl Harbor on 9 August . Sailing for Eniwetok on 16 August , she arrived on 24 August and two days later she became part of the escort screen for fast oiler replenishment group steaming to the $ 3 . Based at Manus , and later Ulithi , " Halloran " continued this duty until on 29 November , helping to bring vital fuel to fleet units off Palau , Yap , and Luzon . While moored at Ulithi on 20 November , she witnessed the torpedoing of oiler and in company with searched the harbor fruitlessly for a suspected midget submarine . Iwo Jima operations . From 5 to 7 December , " Halloran " screened two escort carrier s transporting replacement aircraft to Manus , and on 14 December she sailed to escort tankers to Eniwetok . She departed on 19 December for Pearl Harbor , arriving Christmas Eve . " Halloran " was underway again on 22 January 1945 , this time as a unit of the escort screen for the amphibious task force designated to capture Iwo Jima . After patrolling the area around the training site at Saipan , she served as a barrier patrol ship during the actual landings on 19 February . She continued this duty until 28 February when , she departed with a convoy . Steaming via Saipan and Tulagi , she reached Espiritu Santo on 15 March . Supporting Okinawa invasion forces . The far - steaming destroyer escort ' s next assignment was with the Okinawa assault forces . Departing Espiritu Santo on 25 March , she arrived off Okinawa on 9 April and began vital anti - submarine barrier patrols . Under attack by kamikaze planes . She repelled six attacking Japanese aircraft on 12 April , splashing one and damaging two others , and was narrowly missed by a torpedo on 20 April . After performing various other duties , including assistance to the stricken and escort duty to Saipan and ' back , she resumed her barrier patrols on 30 May . A suicide kamikaze aircraft attacked " Halloran " on 21 June , but her gunners shot it down in the nick of time a scant 75 yards from the ship . However , an exploding bomb killed three men and caused considerable damage to hull and superstructure . Leyte Gulf operations . After repairs at Kerama Retto , " Halloran " patrolled off Ie Shima from 5 to 13 July , then assumed tactical command of an escort screen for LST ' s en route to the Philippines . After arriving Leyte Gulf on 17 July , she patrolled at San Pedro Bay , Leyte , and Lopez Bay , Luzon , prior to departing the Philippines for the United States on 10 September . Stateside decommissioning . " Halloran " arrived San Diego , California , on 29 September and sailed three days later for Charleston , South Carolina , where she arrived on 11 October . She decommissioned at Charleston on 2 November 1945 . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 28 November 1945 , and she was sold on 7 March 1947 . Awards . " Halloran " received three battle star s for World War II service .