DD - 8 4 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Marine ▁Private ▁Joseph ▁W . ▁O z b ourn ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 4 4 ), ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁post hum ously ▁for ▁his ▁" gre at ▁personal ▁valor " ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T in ian . ▁ ▁O z b ourn ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁Bath ▁Iron ▁Works ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁destroy er ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Joseph ▁W . ▁O z b ourn . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁with ▁Commander ▁Bernard ▁A . ▁Smith ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁duty ▁Following ▁sh aked own , ▁O z b ourn ▁reported ▁for ▁duty ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁San ▁Diego ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁with ▁Dest roy er ▁Division ▁ 1 7 1 ▁( Des Div   1 7 1 ) ▁for ▁the ▁Far ▁East ; ▁returned ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁in ▁October ; ▁began ▁her ▁next ▁deployment ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁short ened ▁by ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁. ▁Although ▁two ▁crew ▁members ▁were ▁killed