National Historic Landmark- USS Laffey Destroyer

The only surviving ALLEN M. SUMNER class destroyer and the only surviving World War II destroyer that saw service in the Atlantic, she acted as escort to convoys to Great Britain, and on D-Day she bombarded Utah Beach at Normandy.

Sent into the Pacific, LAFFEY was involved in one of the most famous destroyer-kamikaze duels of the War. She earned five battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her service.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks