USS Falgout (DE-324)

USS Falgout (DE-324) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort commissioned by the United States Navy in 1943. During World War II, she served primarily on convoy escort duty in the Atlantic, protecting Allied shipping from German U-boat attacks. After the war, Falgout was decommissioned but later recommissioned for service during the Korean War and participated in various Cold War operations, including radar picket duty. The ship remained in service until 1969, when she was finally decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.