USS Frazier ( DD - 607 ) USS " Frazier " ( DD - 607 ) was a " Benson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Daniel Frazier . " Frazier " was launched 17 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation , San Francisco , California ; sponsored by Mrs . Richard McCullough ; and commissioned 30 July 1942 , Lieutenant Commander Frank Virden in command . 1942 and 1943 . " Frazier " arrived at Noumea , New Caledonia , 9 December 1942 in the escort for a group of troop transports . She served on escort and patrol in the South Pacific for the next 4 months , guarding transports to Guadalcanal , patrolling off Espiritu Santo , and covering escort carrier s as they patrolled the waters between Efate and the Solomon Islands . On 18 March 1943 , " Frazier " departed Efate bound for Pearl Harbor and a rendezvous with a task force assigned to operate in the Aleutian Islands . After firing in the preinvasion bombardment , " Frazier " covered the landings on Attu 11 May 1943 , and patrolled off that island and Kiska , Alaska . On 12 May , she sighted two periscopes and opened gunfire on who dived quickly but not before " Frazier " had scored hits on the periscopes . Immediately gaining sonar contact , the destroyer began a depth charge attack which brought air bubbles , oil , and debris to the surface . Two more attacks ensured the submarine was sunk . Early in the foggy morning of 10 June , with Lieutenant Commander Elliot M . Brown in command , she made two separate attacks on radar contacts which were believed to be submarine s . In the second attack , the destroyer ' s guns fired for five minutes as she pursued her target until its radar echo merged with land echo of Kiska . Late that night and again on the morning of 11 June , " Frazier " dropped depth charges on two different underwater contacts , but was unable to determine the results of these attacks ; it is likely she sank " I - 9 " in one of them . On 2 and 12 August , she fired shore bombardment on Kiska , then covered the unopposed landings of 15 August . She continued to screen large combatants in the Aleutians until early September , when she began a brief overhaul at Puget Sound . " Frazier " sailed to Wellington , New Zealand , to join the escort for transports assigned to the Gilbert Islands operation . Between 7 and 13 November 1943 the group rehearsed at Efate , then sailed on to Tarawa , where " Frazier " provided preassault bombardment and call - fire support to the troops landed 20 November . Patrolling off Betio , on 22 November , " Frazier " joined in attacking . After the two destroyers had depth - charged " I - 35 " to the surface , they attacked it with gunfire , and " Frazier " finally sent her to the bottom by ramming . Her bow was badly damaged , but none of her men was injured . Two days later , she sailed for repairs and training at Pearl Harbor . 1944 . " Frazier " sortied from Pearl Harbor 22 January 1944 for the invasion of the Marshall Islands . She bombarded Taroa and Maloelap on 30 January , and next screened as the cruiser bombarded targets on Kwajalein , while the landings were made . After patrolling against submarines off Kwajalein , " Frazier " returned to Pearl Harbor 15 February screening unladen transports . Between 28 February and 20 March , the destroyer carried out escort and patrol assignments in the Marshalls , then joined the fast carrier task force to screen during the air raids on the Palaus , Yap , Ulithi , and Woleai from 30 March to 1 April . Returning to Majuro 6 April 1944 , " Frazier " sailed a week later with a fast carrier task group for attacks on Wakde and Sawar , New Guinea , on 21 and 22 April , in coordination with the landings at Aitape and Hollandia . The task group also struck at targets in the Caroline Islands as it sailed back to arrive at Kwajalein 4 May . From 10 May to 27 July , " Frazier " patrolled the bypassed Japanese - held islands in the Marshalls , which included Wotje , Jaluit , and Mille . She bombarded Mille on 26 May , and on 9 June sent her motor whale - boat in under the guns of Taroa to rescue 10 survivors of a flying boat previously sent in to rescue a downed aviator and were stranded when their plane was damaged by a shore battery . Two weeks later she rescued two Marine aviators off Mille . A west coast overhaul and training at Pearl Harbor preceded " Frazier " ' s assignment to escort duty out of Ulithi between 15 December 1944 and the close of the year . On 6 January 1945 , the destroyer arrived in San Pedro Bay , from which she sailed the next day for the invasion of Lingayen Gulf . From the day of the landings , 9 January , until 26 February , " Frazier " carried out bombardment , gunfire support , patrol , and escort missions all around Luzon , taking part in the bombardment of Corregidor on 16 February . After replenishing at San Pedro Bay , " Frazier " returned to escort and fire support duties in the Manila area , covered the landings at Mindanao in mid - March , and patrolled against submarines between Lingayen Gulf and Subic Bay on 10 May . 1945 , end of World War II and fate . Sailing from San Pedro Bay 13 May 1945 , " Frazier " arrived at Morotai 2 days later , and based here for the Borneo operation . She took part in the invasions of Brunei Bay and Balikpapan , and escorted support convoys to the assault areas until returning to Subic Bay 29 July for training . Assigned to the Philippine Sea Frontier for escort duty at the close of the war , she made voyages to Okinawa and Japan until 3 November , when she sailed for Boston , Massachusetts and Charleston , South Carolina . There " Frazier " was decommissioned and placed in reserve 15 April 1946 . She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1971 and sold for scrap on 6 October 1972 . Awards . " Frazier " received 12 battle star s for World War II service . As of 2009 , no other ship in the United States Navy has been named " Frazier " .