Designed in 1939, the Fletcher-class destroyers were named for Rear Adm. Frank Friday Fletcher (1855 – 1928). Fletcher received the Medal of Honor for the 1914 Battle of Veracruz and was in turn the ...
In the twilight of January 29, 1943, USS Waller, a Fletcher-class destroyer, cut through the choppy waters north of Rennell Island. Just two months after her shakedown cruise, the ship and her green ...