Crewmate Anthony Faiella,
with USS Gillette
in background.
 

Smokestack logo
designed in 1945
by crewmate
Walter Bowden

It all began with a single dollar bill, signed by several crewmembers, which was saved through the decades. The signatures would be the starting point for the creation of this site.

(click to enlarge)
 

DE-681
(1943 - 1947)
 
Destroyer Escort
(Buckley Class)
Flagship of
Escort Division 56
 
Sister ship of:
USS Gunason (DE-795)
USS Kenyon (DE-683)
USS Major (DE-796)
USS Underhill (DE-682)
USS Weeden (DE-797)

Welcome To The USS Gillette Homepage.

Site Created: March, 2000
Last Update: September, 2008

Thank you for visiting us. Here you can find incredible stories of regular people committed to bravery and survival through one of the most important episodes in human history.

Our site is organized by sections, with each section broken up into pages that contain information and photos.

The History section deals mostly with the ship, her travels, and the details of her journey and history.

The Crew section is broken up into stories focusing on a particular crewmate, with photos that are from their personal archives.

The Dedication section is in honor of the man that this site honors with much love and respect.

The Artifacts section contains information and photos of memorabilia that survived from the period.

The Credits section is a “thank you” to the numerous people that have been so critical to creation of this site.

Finally, the Links section for you to continue your own research into World War II naval history.

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