Gentry was named after Wayne Roy Gentry who was killed in action 2 November 1942 in the Solomon Islands area while serving as a pilot in a Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal. The destroyer escort's keel was laid down 13 December 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at their yard in Orange, Texas. Gentry was launched on 15 February 1944, sponsored by Miss Jean Maxine Gentry, Lt. Gentry's sister and commissioned on 14 June 1944.
After the Japanese capitulation 15 August, Gentry continued escorting convoys out of Leyte Gulf to New Guinea, Manila Bay, and Okinawa. In addition, she served on air-sea rescue patrol in Leyte Gulf until 27 November when she departed Leyte for the United States. Arriving at Los Angeles, California on 18 December, she was towed to San Diego, California on 6 April 1946.
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NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive – USS Gentry (DE-349)
May 02, 2024
gentry, john, butler, class, destroyer, escort, acquired, navy, during, world, primary, purpose, destroyer, escort, escort, protect, ships, convoy, addition, other, tasks, assigned, such, patrol, radar, picket, history, united, states, namegentry, namesakewayn. USS Gentry DE 349 was a John C Butler class destroyer escort acquired by the U S Navy during World War II The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy in addition to other tasks as assigned such as patrol or radar picket History United States NameGentry NamesakeWayne Roy Gentry BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Orange Texas Laid down13 December 1943 Launched15 February 1944 Commissioned14 June 1944 Decommissioned2 July 1946 Stricken15 January 1972 FateSold for scrapping 15 January 1973 General characteristics Class and typeJohn C Butler class destroyer escort Displacement1 350 tons Length306 ft 93 m Beam36 ft 8 in 11 18 m Draft9 ft 5 in 2 87 m Propulsion2 boilers 2 geared turbine engines 12 000 shp 8 900 kW 2 propellers Speed24 knots 44 km h 28 mph Range6 000 nmi 11 000 km 6 900 mi at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Complement14 officers 201 enlisted Armament2 single 5 in 127 mm guns 2 twin 40 mm 1 6 in AA guns 10 single 20 mm 0 79 in AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge throwers 1 Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 depth charge racks Gentry was named after Wayne Roy Gentry who was killed in action 2 November 1942 in the Solomon Islands area while serving as a pilot in a Marine Scout Bombing Squadron and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal The destroyer escort s keel was laid down 13 December 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at their yard in Orange Texas Gentry was launched on 15 February 1944 sponsored by Miss Jean Maxine Gentry Lt Gentry s sister and commissioned on 14 June 1944 Contents 1 Operational history 1 1 World War II North Atlantic operations 1 2 Transfer to the Pacific Fleet 1 3 End of war activity 1 4 Post war decommissioning 2 References 3 External linksOperational history editWorld War II North Atlantic operations edit Following shakedown off Bermuda and duty as a school ship at Norfolk Virginia Gentry arrived at New York on 25 September 1944 Between 6 October and 23 December she made two round trip convoy escort voyages out of New York to Marseilles France and Oran Algeria Gentry then sailed from New London Connecticut on 9 January 1945 escorting the submarines Bullhead and Lionfish to Key West Florida Transfer to the Pacific Fleet edit The destroyer escort then continued via the Panama Canal to the Western Pacific arriving at Manus Admiralty Islands on 20 February During the next four months Gentry escorted convoys between New Guinea and the Philippines throughout the Philippine Archipelago and from Manila Bay and Leyte Gulf to the Palaus and Western Carolines In July she escorted a convoy to Okinawa and served on picket duty before returning Leyte late in the month End of war activity edit After the Japanese capitulation 15 August Gentry continued escorting convoys out of Leyte Gulf to New Guinea Manila Bay and Okinawa In addition she served on air sea rescue patrol in Leyte Gulf until 27 November when she departed Leyte for the United States Arriving at Los Angeles California on 18 December she was towed to San Diego California on 6 April 1946 Post war decommissioning edit Gentry decommissioned there on 2 July 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Stockton California She was later transferred to Mare Island California The destroyer escort was stricken 15 January 1972 and sold for scrap on 15 January 1973 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Gentry DE 349 NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Gentry DE 349 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Gentry amp oldid 1121998921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
