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USS ''Grayson'' (DD-435), a ''Gleaves''-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson, who served as personal physician and aide to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. He also served as chairman of the American Red Cross from 1935 until his death 15 February 1938. ''Grayson'' was laid down 17 July 1939 by the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, launched 7 August 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson Harrison (Mrs. George Leslie Harrison), widow of Rear Admiral Grayson; and commissioned 14 February 1941, Lieutenant Commander Thomas M. Stokes in command. ==Atlantic escort duty, transfer to Pacific and Doolittle Raid== After shakedown along the New England coast and in Chesapeake Bay, ''Grayson'' joined Destroyer Division 22 (DesDiv 22) of the Atlantic Fleet. On 28 August the new destroyer be became flagship of Destroyer Squadron 11 (DesRon 11) operating in the Caribbean out of Guantanamo Bay. She reported for neutrality patrol in the North Atlantic waters between Newfoundland and Iceland on 26 October. After ten months patrolling and protecting convoys in the icy North Atlantic, ''Grayson'' was ordered to the Pacific to join an American fleet battered but resolutely carrying the war to the enemy. She sailed from San Diego on 2 April 1942 as part of aircraft carrier ''Hornet'''s escort and rendezvoused at sea 13 April with ''Enterprise'' (CV-6) under Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. From this fast carrier force, steaming less than 800 miles from the Japanese home islands, General Jimmy Doolittle launched his famed B-25 raid, the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, 18 April, bringing war to the enemy's own land. The task group sailed into Pearl Harbor on 25 April. ''Grayson'' departed almost immediately for repairs in California, but soon returned to the Pacific war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Grayson (DD-435)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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