Which destroyer was named after a United States Navy officer Navy Cross recipient?
USS Hoel (DD-768) USS "Hoel" (DD-768) was a planned United States Navy "Gearing"-class destroyer laid down during World War II but never completed. The ship was to be named after William R. Hoel (1824-1879), a United States Navy officer Navy Cross recipient.
Henry Raymond Ringness Henry Raymond Ringness (1912–1942), was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross for his actions during World War II.