USS Ebert (DE-768)
USS Ebert (DE-768) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Hilan Ebert whose ship Northampton (CA-26) was torpedoed in the Battle of Tassafaronga off Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courage and disregard for his own safety beyond the call of duty until his ship was lost.
Ebert was launched on 11 May 1944 by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Hilan Ebert, widow of Lieutenant Commander Ebert; and commissioned on 12 July 1944, Lieutenant Commander F. Gibbs, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Ebert (DE-768): World War II North Atlantic Operations, Reassignment To The Pacific Theatre, Post-War Decommissioning