USS Corbesier (DE-438)

USS Corbesier (DE-438) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.

Corbesier (DE-438) was launched on 13 February 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at their yard in Kearny, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. G.V.

She sailed from Ulithi on 18 March with the logistics group supporting the fast carrier striking force in the Okinawa Campaign, and screened, guarded planes and transferred passengers, mail, and freight until 15 June, when she was detached at Saipan.

At the end of hostilities, she anchored in Buckner Bay until 24 September, when she sailed for Nagasaki, Japan, arriving 25 September for various duties in support of the occupation of Japan, including transportation of passengers, mail, and light freight between Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Okinawa.

She cleared Sasebo 15 October for Saipan, Pearl Harbor, and San Diego, California, arriving on 10 November 1945.