Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubvira pakupera kwavo kusvikira pakati peHondo Yenyika II, "Gridley" ina dzakaumba Destroyer Division 11 yeDestroyer Squadron 6. Yakagadzirirwa paPearl Harbor muna 1941, squadron yakanga iri mugungwa ichiperekedza musi wa 7 December 1941, ipapo yakapararira pakati pevashandi vekutakura munguva yeMarshall-Gilberts kurwisa kwekutanga kwa1942. Nepo "Gridley" uye "McCall" vakatumirwa kuAleutians muna June, "Maury" akanga ari muhondo dze
Coral Sea neMidway, ndokuzoenda kuGuadalcanal, kwaakapinda muHondo yeTassafaronga munaNovember. "Craven" na"McCall" vaiperekedza ngarava kuenda kuGuadalcanal munguva iyi. Ngarava ina dzekirasi iyi dzakabatanidzwazve kuti dziongorore kuNew Georgia landings munaJune 1943; ipapo Maury akanga ari muHondo yeKolombangara munaJuly, uye ne "Craven" yeHondo yeVella Gulf munaAugust. "Maury" ipapo akagamuchira Presidential Unit Citation nokuda kwenguva 1 February 1942 kusvika 6 August 1943. "Gridley" na "Maury" vaive pa &lt;a href="Battle%20of%20Tarawa"&gt; Gilbert Islands / Tarawa invasion&lt;/a&gt; muna Mbudzi wegore iro. Vaparadzi vana vose vakashanda pamwe chete muMarshall neMarianas mishandirapamwe (kusanganisira Hondo yeGungwa rePhilippine) kusvika pakati pe1944, uye, zvishoma "Craven" (iyo yakaenda kuAtlantic), yakaramba ichiongorora vatakuri vevatakuri vePhilippines (kusanganisira Hondo yeLeyte Gulf) uye Formosa mu1945.