USS Chevalier

I hope some of your readers can help me. I am trying to locate Milton L. Barnard, John D. McElroy and William H. Vaughan. They enlisted in the Navy in the Los Angeles area in the 1940s era and served on the USS Chevalier (DD-451).

The reason I am trying to locate them is because my father was killed in action during the loss of the Chevalier on Oct. 6, 1943. I was only 4 years old at the time of his death. I am attempting to fill a void in my life by learning about him from survivors of the Chevalier.

KURT W. BOCIAN

Kent, Wash.