Case Mahan-class destroyer

case s stern, showing 5 inch guns @ mare island in november 1943

uss case began active duty in september 1936 , assigned pacific fleet. in april 1940, pearl harbor became home base. following year, participated in fleet exercises midway island, johnston island, palmyra atoll, samoa, , auckland. case berthed @ pearl harbor when japanese struck, sustained no damage. after attack, escorted convoys between west coast , pearl harbor until late may 1942. case went north support pre-invasion bombardment of kiska , patrol duty off adak, alaska. in october, ship escorted convoy pearl harbor , headed states repair, returning pearl harbor in november. in january 1943, sailed espiritu santo training , remained there until september. after overhaul in san francisco, california, case returned pearl harbor in december 1943. proceeded marshall islands, taking part in attacks on wotje atoll , maloelap atoll in late january , eniwetok in february 1944.

in april 1944, case took part in air raids on hollandia, truk (chuuk lagoon), satawan, , ponape island. next assignment task group 58.4, participating in strikes on japanese airfields in bonin islands. during june 1944, case engaged in raids on mariana islands , vulcan islands. following repair work @ eniwetok, ship resumed operations task group, screening air strikes in july , attacks on bonin islands in august , september. took part in bombardment of marcus island before joining task group 38.1 strikes on luzon. while screening cruisers bound saipan, case rammed , sank japanese midget submarine. undamaged, sailed saipan offshore patrol duty until december 1944. afterward, case became involved in raid on iwo jima airfields , helped sink 2 japanese ships. following repairs @ saipan, patrolled between there , iwo jima until end of war. left iwo jima norfolk, virginia, decommissioned in december 1945 , sold in december 1947. case received 7 battle stars world war ii service.