she guarded fleet oilers on their refueling runs in the Philippine, Formosa, and South China Sea areas. In January 1945, the destroyer sailed for Puget Sound and a 3-month overhaul period. Returning to Ulithi, she was assigned to radar picket station off that island until 5 July, when she resumed screening convoys. For the remainder of the war, she protected Allied shipping between Ulithi and Okinawa. End of World War II and fate At Guam when hostilities ended, Macdonough soon received orders to return to the United States. She arrived at San Diego 3 September, continuing on the next week to the New York Navy Yard, where she decommissioned 22 October 1945. On 20 December 1946, she was sold to George H. Nutman of Brooklyn, New York. Macdonough received 13 battle stars for World War II service. References External links USS MacDonough, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack Farragut-class destroyers (1934) World War II destroyers of the United States Ships built in Boston Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign 1934 ships