USS Eugene A. Greene
family name
USS Eugene A. Greene (DD/DDR-711) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway.
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Eugene A. Greene was born on 21 November 1914 in Smithtown, New York. Greene grew up in Smithtown and Mineola, New York, graduating from St. Francis High School in 1932. He graduated Rhode Island State College, now Rhode Island University, in June 1940, before enlisting in the United States Naval Reserve on 13 January 1941, and after aviation training, was commissioned ensign on 30 August 1941.
On 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway Greene was piloting a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber in Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) based on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. He broke through heavy Imperial Japanese Navy fighter and antiaircraft opposition to dive-bomb the aircraft carrier Kaga. Greene survived the attack on the Kaga, ENS Lewis Hopkins said his plane formed up with him on his wing. Eventually Greene's aircraft ran out of fuel and he was forced to ditch in the ocean. He and his gunner were never seen again.
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