USS Brackett ( DE - 41 ) USS " Brackett " ( DE - 41 ) 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 anti - submarine operations in dangerous battle areas and sailed home proudly displaying three battle stars . She was laid down as BDE - 41 on 12 January 1943 at Bremerton , Washington , by the Puget Sound Navy Yard ; redesignated DE - 41 on 16 June 1943 ; launched on 1 August 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . George G . Brackett , the mother of Lt . Brackett ; and commissioned on 18 October 1943 , Lt . John H . Roskilly , Jr . , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . The destroyer escort reported to the Operational Training Command in San Diego , California , on 12 November for shakedown training . Post - shakedown repairs were completed on 15 December , and " Brackett " took on provisions before departing San Francisco on 21 December . Eight days later , she moored at Pearl Harbor and immediately commenced training for her part in the invasion of the Marshall Islands . Support Assaults on Japanese - Held Islands . " Brackett " stood out of Pearl Harbor on 20 January 1944 and anchored in Funafuti Atoll , Ellice Islands , on the 25th . The destroyer escort got underway again on 29 January with 5th Fleet warships heading for Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands . The Japanese had abandoned Majuro in November 1942 , and Allied troops , who prepared for an assault on enemy territory , simply raised the Stars and Stripes on 31 January . The atoll ' s value as an advanced base was apparent , and work to improve existing facilities began immediately . Thanks to the efforts of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey , a large - scale anchorage chart was available on 2 February ; and , two days later , " Brackett " escorted several of the 5th Fleet ships into safe harbor . Support of the Saipan operations . " Brackett " continued escort duty for supply ships travelling between the Marshall and Gilbert Islands until 9 May when she set course for Pearl Harbor . There , she underwent repairs to her starboard shaft . When she got underway again on 19 June , the destroyer escort set course for the Mariana Islands , arriving at Saipan during the struggle to wrest that island from Japan . She resumed convoy escort duty , protecting ships that constituted the vital pipeline conveying fuel , ammunition , and food to the advanced bases . On 28 July , while en route to Saipan from Eniwetok , " Brackett " pursued an underwater sound contact , dropping a series of depth charges . No visible evidence of a sinking could be found , and Japanese records opened after the war indicated no submarine lost that could have been " Brackett ' s " target . Other Escort operations . Late in 1944 , the destroyer escort added Manus in the Admiralty Islands to her regular patrol and escort circuit , stopping there for the first time in October and returning again in November . " Brackett " saw no action other than sinking an occasional floating mine . On 4 December , the escort arrived off the Marshall Islands to assume lifeguard duties during air strikes on the islands bypassed earlier : Wotje , Jaluit , Milli , and Maloelap . " Brackett " fired on an enemy gun emplacement on Taroa Island on 5 January 1945 , destroying one battery before retiring . The destroyer escort was relieved of patrol duty and set course for Pearl Harbor on 7 February . After a four - week availability and rest period , " Brackett " got underway on 8 March for Ulithi , where preparations for the invasion of Okinawa were underway . Ulithi was an advanced link in the supply chain reaching to the forward combat areas . " Brackett " provided convoy protection for the 40 fleet tankers shuttling fuel to the Ryukyus , the " reefer " ships carrying fresh and frozen provisions , and the ammunition ships replenishing the 5th and 3rd Fleets during the Okinawa campaign . Ordered Stateside at War ' s End . In May , " Brackett " departed Ulithi bound for Guam and then received orders stateside . Underway on 27 June , the destroyer escort arrived in San Francisco , California , on 14 July for an overhaul at the Mare Island Navy Yard . End - of - War Decommissioning . Japan surrendered before the yard work was completed , and " Brackett " received orders to begin removing salvageable material in preparation for sale . " Brackett " was decommissioned on 23 November 1945 at Mare Island , and her name was struck from the Navy List on 5 December 1945 . She was sold to National Metal and Steel Corp . at Terminal Island , California , in May 1947 and was scrapped .