Dale Lary

USS Du Pont (DD-941) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in July 1957. Named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, she served actively during the Cold War, participating in numerous Atlantic and Mediterranean deployments. The destroyer saw action in the Vietnam War, providing naval gunfire support and participating in operations off the coast of Southeast Asia. USS Du Pont was decommissioned in March 1983 after over 25 years of service and was eventually scrapped in 1992.