Thomas Reilly

USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945. Named after Marine Private Hugh Purvis, a Medal of Honor recipient, the ship served in the final months of World War II and then participated in postwar occupation duties in East Asia. Throughout the Cold War, Hugh Purvis conducted numerous operations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Middle East, including support for the Korean War and various NATO exercises. The ship was decommissioned in 1972 and later transferred to the Turkish Navy, serving as TCG Alp Arslan until 1994.