USS Seiverling (DE-441)

USS Seiverling (DE-441) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort commissioned by the United States Navy in 1944. Named after Lieutenant (junior grade) William Seiverling, the ship served primarily in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing escort and anti-submarine protection for convoys and major fleet units. She participated in key operations, including the liberation of the Philippines and the Okinawa campaign, enduring frequent enemy air and submarine threats. After the war, USS Seiverling was decommissioned in 1946, but she was recommissioned during the Korean War for further service before her final decommissioning in 1957.