McCall (DD-400) was laid down on 17 March 1936 at the Union Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California and launched on 20 November 1937; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Kempff.

Less than two years later, on 7 December 1941, she was steaming with the aircraft carrier Enterprise en route to Pearl Harbor from Wake Island when she received word of the Japanese attack on the former.

She returned to Pearl Harbor 30 September, underwent overhaul and got underway with TF 11 for the South Pacific, 12 November 1942, to join in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

In the Solomon Islands area for the next 10 months, the destroyer operated from Nouméa as she cruised on antisubmarine patrols and escorted carriers and convoys.

First, they directly supported the landings on Guam, Rota, and Saipan, and then raided Iwo and Chichi Jima to prevent enemy reinforcements from reaching the Marianas through those islands.

Identifying the operator as friendly, a motor whaleboat, manned by a volunteer landing party, was dispatched to effect the rescue of the message sender.

In spite of being within range of 6 in (152 mm) coastal batteries, the rescue was accomplished and George R. Tweed, RM1c, USN, having been on Guam since 1939 and in hiding since the Japanese occupation, was brought on board.

During the next nine weeks, McCall guarded the carriers as they struck again at Iwo Jima and then moved on to support offensive operations against the Palaus, Yap, and Ulithi.

On 27 March, she departed the Volcano Islands area for Pearl Harbor and the west coast, arriving at San Diego, California 22 April.

Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 28 January 1947 and sold to the Hugo Neu Corporation, New York, 17 November 1947, McCall was scrapped 20 March 1948.