Reid Mahan-class destroyer

reid off mare island in 1943

uss reid came naval service in november 1936. 1937 until 1941, participated in training , fleet maneuvers in atlantic , pacific. reid berthed @ pearl harbor when japanese attacked, escaped without damage while gunners fired @ enemy attackers. after attack, reid did patrol duty in hawaiian waters, , later escorted convoys san francisco, california. late in may 1942, reid steamed north pearl harbor bombard japanese positions in kiska , supported landings @ adak, alaska. while conducting anti-submarine patrol in august, brought japanese submarine surface heavy depth charge barrage, , opened fire on until capsized , sank. 5 of submarine s crew survived , rescued reid. october, patrolling waters near new caledonia, samoa, , fiji islands. in january 1943, ship bombarded several japanese locations on guadalcanal.

during september 1943, reid provided support landings @ lae , finschhafen, new guinea. in december, reid escorted troop transports landings @ arawe, new britain, , participated in landings @ cape gloucester, new britain. in following months supported landings @ los negros island in admiralty islands, hollandia jayapura, wakde island, biak, , noemfoor, new guinea. reid supported air strikes against wake island, , in november 1944 did patrol duty off leyte in philippines.

on 11 december 1944, reid operating convoy bound ormoc bay, leyte, resupply land forces. late afternoon, group of japanese planes descended on convoy , penetrated defenses, taking aim @ reid , destroyer. destroyers put anti-aircraft barrage splashed of planes , damaged others, reid hit 5 suicide planes, causing powerful explosions. within minutes, went bottom, , on hundred men perished. reid received 7 battle stars world war ii service.