Frank Greenwood (naval officer)
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Frank Greenwood was born in Methuen, Massachusetts
, on 10 January 1915 and enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 17 July 1940. He was later appointed Midshipman, received training at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, and commissioned on 12 December 1940. Lieutenant (j.g.) Greenwood was killed 12 November 1942 when his ship Erie
(PG-50) was torpedo
ed while on convoy
duty in the Caribbean
.
USS Greenwood
(DE-679) was named in honor of Lt.(j.g.) Greenwood, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. Laura Greenwood.
Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,...
, on 10 January 1915 and enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 17 July 1940. He was later appointed Midshipman, received training at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, and commissioned on 12 December 1940. Lieutenant (j.g.) Greenwood was killed 12 November 1942 when his ship Erie
USS Erie (PG-50)
USS Erie was the lead ship in a class of two United States Navy patrol gunboats. Launched and commissioned in 1936, she operated in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea until torpedoed and fatally damaged by a German submarine in 1942.-Prewar:...
(PG-50) was torpedo
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
ed while on convoy
Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...
duty in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
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Namesake
In 1943, the destroyer escortDestroyer escort
A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...
USS Greenwood
USS Greenwood (DE-679)
USS Greenwood was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Lieutenant Frank Greenwood ....
(DE-679) was named in honor of Lt.(j.g.) Greenwood, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. Laura Greenwood.