USS Yarborough (DD-314) [SEP] vessel class
USS Yarborough (DD-314)
USS "Yarborough" (DD-314) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for George Hampton Yarborough, Jr.
History.
"Yarborough" was laid down on 27 February 1919 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Union Iron Works plant; launched on 20 June 1919; sponsored by Miss Kate Burch, the fiancee of the late Lt. Yarborough; designated DD-314 on 17 July 1920; and commissioned at the Mare Island Navy Yard
in the open, steadying his men, until a burst of machine gun fire hit him. Severely wounded, he refused aid until other wounded men in his unit received medical attention. Finally moved to shelter, he succumbed to his severe gunshot wounds on June 26, 1918. Cited for his bravery, First Lieutenant Yarborough received the Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross, posthumously.
Namesake.
The United States Navy named the destroyer USS Yarborough (DD-314) for him.