USS Leary (DD-879)

USS Leary (DD-879)

USS Leary (DD/DDR-879) (radio call sign: "Home Run"), one of the longest-lasting Gearing-class destroyers, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF (1894–1918), who lost his life in the line of duty. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

Read more about USS Leary (DD-879):  Commissioning and Deployment, Occupation of Japan, Cuban Missile Crisis, Peacekeeping, Participation in The Vietnam War, Return Home and Longevity, Transfer To Spain To Fight Piracy