USS Taylor DDE-468

USS Taylor (DDE-468) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in June 1942. She saw extensive action during World War II in the Pacific Theater, participating in key operations such as the Solomon Islands campaign and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. After the war, Taylor was modernized and reclassified as a destroyer escort (DDE) in 1949, serving during the Korean War and later in the Vietnam War. Throughout her distinguished career, USS Taylor earned 15 battle stars before being decommissioned in 1969.