USS Kenneth M Willett (DE-354)

The USS Kenneth M. Willett (DE-354) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort commissioned by the United States Navy in 1944. Named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Kenneth M. Willett, a Navy aviator killed in action during World War II, the ship served primarily in the Pacific Theater. She performed escort and patrol duties, protected convoys, and participated in anti-submarine operations until the end of the war. After the war, Kenneth M. Willett assisted in occupation duties before being decommissioned in 1946 and eventually struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1972.