The USS Halloran (DE-305) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort laid down on June 21, 1943, and launched on January 14, the following year. It was commissioned on May 27, 1944, under Lt. Cmdr. J. G. Scripps’ command as DE-305, and served in the U.S. Navy for one year until it was decommissioned on November 2, 1945. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 156 people on board and had its main missions in Iwo Jima, Espiritu Santo, Okinawa, Ulithi, Leyte, Luzon, Eniwetok, Pearl Harbor, Manus, Saipan, and San Pedro. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on November 28, 1945, and sold for scrapping in 1947. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Halloran received 3 battle stars. Asbestos has been known to cause a number of cancers, mostly from inhaling easily crumbled fibers. After decades of research, clear links have been established between asbestos exposure and cancers like lung cancer, bronchial cancer, throat cancer, esophageal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colorectal cancer, and mesothelioma - a rare and aggressive form of cancer with a poor prognosis. If you're a Navy veteran and have been diagnosed with one of the above diseases, it is possible that you suffered prolonged exposure to asbestos.
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