1972, and broken up for scrap. Awards American Defense Service Medal with "FLEET" clasp and "A" device European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal with "ASIA" clasp See also Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) References External links history.navy.mil: USS Kearny navsource.org: USS Kearny hazegray.org: USS Kearny Kearny veterans' website Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey World War II destroyers of the United States 1940 ships Gleaves-class destroyers of the United States Navy