USN
Justin Taylan 2006
History
Fired the first shot of WWII for the USN, sinking a Japanese
Type A Midget Submarine just outside Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Battle of Ormoc Bay
The destroyer was sunk on December 7, 1944 by Kamakazie
attack during the Battle of Ormoc Bay.
Display
The gunsite from the Ward is displayed at the National Museum of the Pacific War (Nimitz Museum).
References
Preludes to Victory: The Battle
of Ormoc Bay by William Griggs
