at Boston, Massachusetts the destroyer was back in Oran 2 December. For the rest of the European campaign, she performed escort and fire support missions off the French-Italian coast. Departing Oran 15 May 1945, she reached Boston on the 23rd and began training in the Caribbean in preparation for Pacific duty. Laub returned to Casco Bay, Maine, when the Japanese surrender was announced. The destroyer arrived Charleston, South Carolina, 2 November and decommissioned there 2 February 1946, joining the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Laub was stricken from the Naval Register on 1 July 1971. She was then sold on 14 January 1975, and broken up for scrap. Awards Laub received four battle stars for World War II service. References External links history.navy.mil: USS Laub navsource.org: USS Laub hazegray.org: USS Laub Benson-class destroyers Ships built in Los Angeles 1942 ships World War II destroyers of the United States