USS Lloyd E . Acree ( DE - 356 ) USS " Lloyd E . Acree " ( DE - 356 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II . The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy , in addition to other tasks as assigned , such as patrol or radar picket . She was named in honor of Lloyd Edgar Acree who received the Navy Cross for his brave actions during the Battle of Cape Esperance . She was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Orange , Texas , 24 January 1944 ; launched 21 March 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Ora A . Acree ; and commissioned 1 August 1944 , Lt . Comdr . John E . Greenbacker in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . After shakedown out of Bermuda and convoy operations , " Lloyd E . Acree " was assigned to CortDiv 82 and departed Norfolk , Virginia , for the South Pacific Ocean 21 October . Steaming via the Panama Canal , the Societies , and the New Hebrides , she reached Hollandia , New Guinea , 28 November for duty with the U . S . 7th Fleet . Invasion of the Philippines operations . Following antisubmarine warfare ( ASW ) training off New Guinea , " Lloyd E . Acree " sailed 13 December as escort for a 44 - ship convoy bound for Leyte , Philippines . She arrived San Pedro Bay 21 December and after an escort run to the Palaus and back , she returned to Hollandia as convoy escort 13 January 1945 . During the first 3 months of 1945 , she continued to escort the vital troop and supply convoys which were important to the success of the Allied offensive in Luzon . The destroyer escort arrived Mangarin Bay , Mindoro , 18 March and began ASW patrol duty in the South China Sea . During the next 4 months she cruised in search of enemy submarines from Mindoro to Subic Bay . Rescuing downed flyers . While on patrol off Mindoro 8 April , she rescued survivors of a Liberator which had exploded en route to a bombing mission over Formosa . In addition she supported the training of U . S . 7th Fleet submarines off the Philippines . End - of - war operations . " Lloyd E . Acree " resumed convoy escort duty in the closing weeks of the war . She departed Subic Bay 12 July as escort for a convoy bound for Okinawa . She continued operating between the Philippines and the Ryūkyūs until 12 September when she began weather patrols off the Philippines . For more than 5 months she operated out of various Philippine ports from Manila , Luzon , to Guiuan , Samar while gathering important weather information in the Philippine Sea . Departing Manila 15 February 1946 , " Lloyd B . Acree " steamed to the coast of China and arrived Tsingtao 20 February . For almost 2 months she operated in the Yellow and East China Seas in ASW training and supporting Chinese Nationalists during their struggle with Chinese Communists . Post - war decommissioning . On 15 April she departed Tsingtao via the Marianas , Marshalls , and Pearl Harbor , and reached San Pedro , California , 11 May . There she decommissioned 10 October , was inactivated at San Diego , California , 20 November , and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet . She was berthed at Mare Island , California , and struck on 15 January 1972 . She was sold for scrap on 13 June 1973 .