USS Cotton (DD-669)

USS Cotton (DD-669) was a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1943. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major operations including the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Leyte Gulf landings. Cotton provided vital escort and screening duties for aircraft carrier task forces, as well as conducting anti-aircraft and anti-submarine operations. After the war, she supported occupation forces in the Far East before being decommissioned in 1946.