USS Dennis J Buckley DDR 808

USS Dennis J. Buckley (DDR-808) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945. Named in honor of Marine Private Dennis J. Buckley, a World War II hero, the ship served primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the early Cold War period. Converted to a radar picket destroyer (DDR) in 1952, Dennis J. Buckley was involved in various NATO exercises, Mediterranean deployments, and operations supporting U.S. interests abroad. She was decommissioned in 1973 after nearly three decades of distinguished service.