service personnel, and made strategic bombing surveys at Rabaul, New Britain, before being ordered back to the east coast in January 1946. Decommissioning and fate Stockdale arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 11 February 1946 for yard availability prior to inactivation. She arrived at Green Cove Springs, Florida, on 21 March and was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Stockdale was decommissioned on 15 June 1946 and was placed out of commission, in reserve until struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1972. Stockdale was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida on 24 May 1974. Awards Stockdale received one battle star for World War II service. References External links NavSource.org - DE-399 Edsall-class destroyer escorts Ships built in Houston 1943 ships World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Ships sunk as targets Shipwrecks of the Florida coast Maritime incidents in 1974