The USS Emery (DE-28) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Launched on 17 April 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard, she was initially designated BDE-28 before being reallocated to the U.S. Navy, assigned the name Eisner on 14 June 1943, and subsequently renamed Emery on 14 July 1943. She was commissioned into service on 14 August 1943. Constructed as a part of the Evarts class, the USS Emery was primarily tasked with convoy escort duties and antisubmarine warfare in the Pacific Theater. Her operational history began with her departure from Pearl Harbor on 1 November 1943, heading towards Funafuti, in preparation for the Gilbert Islands invasion. During this period, she played a vital role in screening vulnerable tankers fueling assault ships and protecting major combatants from Japanese submarines and aircraft. After a month of local escort duty, Emery returned to Pearl Harbor for training before resuming her escort missions in support of the Marshall Islands assault in January 1944. She continued to escort convoys between Majuro and Funafuti until March. From March to September 1944, Emery operated out of Port Purvis on Florida Island, escorting combatants, auxiliaries, and merchant ships to various strategic locations such as Emirau, Green Island, Bougainville, and others in the southwest Pacific. She arrived at Manus Island in September and subsequently participated in antisubmarine patrols and convoy escort voyages to the Russell Islands, Peleliu, and Ulithi. After a brief overhaul, she resumed convoy escort duties across the Marshall and Mariana Islands, including Eniwetok, Guam, Saipan, and Iwo Jima, supporting the vital logistics for the campaign against Japan. Emery’s service concluded in July 1945, and she was decommissioned on 15 November 1945 at San Francisco. She was sold for scrap on 21 July 1947. Throughout her wartime service, USS Emery earned three battle stars, marking her contributions to the Pacific campaign and her role in safeguarding vital maritime supply lines during World War II.

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