USS HIGBEE ( DD806 )

USS **Higbee (DD-806)** was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in January 1945, named after Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross. She served in the final months of World War II, participating in operations off Okinawa and Japan. During the Korean War, Higbee provided naval gunfire support and screening for carrier task forces. In the Vietnam War, she conducted shore bombardments and carrier escort duties, earning multiple battle stars before being decommissioned in 1979 and later transferred to the Republic of Korea Navy.