USS Gray

SERGEANT ROSS FRANKLIN GRAY

KIA 27 February 1945

Sergeant Gray was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in action against enemy forces on Iwo Jima on February 21, 1945. Sergeant Gray was killed by an enemy shell in a subsequent action on February 27, 1945.

COMMANDING OFFICERS:

CMDR. Frederick Charles Johnson, 04 Apr. 1970-06 Dec. 1971

CMDR. Gary Robert Susag, 06 Dec. 1971-4 May 1973

CMDR. John P. Walker, Jr., 04-May 1973-03 Oct. 1974

CMDR. Kenneth Buren McGee, 03 Oct. 1974-10 Jan. 1976

CMDR. Roger Peter Onorati, 10 Jan. 1976-21 Apr. 1978

CMDR. Eigil Lund Hansen, Jr., 21 Apr. 1978-16 Jan. 1981

Capt. Michael Andrew Rose, 16 Jan. 1981-19 Feb. 1983

CMDR. Michael Patrick Donnelly, 19 Feb. 1983-13 Jul. 1985

CMDR. David Van Saun, 13 Jul. 1985_15 Aug. 1987

CMDR. Alan Bruce Dunn, 15 Aug. 1987-10 Oct. 1989

CMDR. Wilson Otto Shealy, Jr., 10 Oct.-30 Sept.1991

Serving in the U. S. Pacific Fleet, the USS Gray distinguished herself during the Vietnam War and served in numerous deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

AWARDS:

Battle "E" Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (Multiple), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (Awarded for Loma Prieta)