James Hines

USS Collett (DD-730) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1944. She saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing fire support at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and surviving a kamikaze attack. After the war, Collett served during the Korean War, conducting shore bombardments and screening aircraft carriers. The destroyer was later transferred to the Argentine Navy in 1974, where she was renamed ARA Piedrabuena (D-29) and served until 1988.

USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in March 1945. Named in honor of Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Henry W. Tucker, a World War II Navy medic awarded the Navy Cross posthumously, the ship saw service in the final stages of World War II and extensively during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Throughout her career, Henry W. Tucker participated in numerous combat operations, including naval gunfire support, search and rescue missions, and carrier escort duties. After decades of distinguished service, she was transferred to the Brazilian Navy in 1973, where she served as Marcilio Dias (D-25) until her decommissioning in 1994.