May 5, 2013 · The USS Buckley (DE 51), commissioned April 30, 1943, was the lead ship in her class of 102 long- hulled destroyer escorts designed for convoy escort duty and anti-submarine warfare (ASW). On the night of May 5-6, 1944, in the Atlantic sea-lanes west of the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Nor...

May 6, 2013 · Chief Gunner’s Mate (GMC) Carl Hendrickson (7/3/05- 5/28/56) enlisted in the Navy from his hometown, Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 6, 1928. Following graduation from boot camp at NTS San Diego in April 1929 and prior to WW2 he served on the USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) for 2 years (S1c), two separ...