USS Buckley (DE/DER-51), a
Buckley-class destroyer escort of the
United States Navy, was named in honor of
Aviation Ordnanceman John D. Buckley (1920–1941), who was killed in action during the
Japaneseattack on the Hawaiian Islands on 7 December 1941.
Buckley was
launched on 9 January 1943 by
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.,
Hingham, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. James Buckley, mother of Aviation Ordnanceman Buckley; and
commissioned on 30 April 1943 with Lieutenant Commander A. W. Slayden in command.