patrol in the Mediterranean until 11 December 1943, when she got underway for the U.S. East Coast, arriving at Philadelphia on 24 December 1943. Following a thorough overhaul at Charleston, South Carolina, Dallas escorted two convoys to North Africa between 23 February and 9 June 1944. On the second voyage, the escorts came under attack by enemy torpedo planes on 11 May 1944, but successfully defended the convoy; Dallas shot down at least one plane, and damaged others. She served on the U.S. East Coast on various training and convoy assignments. On 31 March 1945, her name was changed to Alexander Dallas to avoid confusion with the planned heavy cruiser , named after Dallas, Texas, rather than Alexander J. Dallas. Fate Arriving at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 7 June 1945, Alexander Dallas was decommissioned there on 28 July 1945. Stricken from the Navy Register on 13 August 1945, she was sold on 30 November 1945 to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping for US$8,700.00. Convoys escorted Awards In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation, Dallas received four battle stars for World War II service. Commemoration Dallas′s ship's bell is displayed at Naval Operational Support Center Fort Worth at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. References External links USS Dallas website at Destroyer History Foundation Clemson-class destroyers World War II destroyers of the United States 1919 ships Ships built in Newport News, Virginia