Three generations of the Gearing family served in the United States Navy.

  • Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr., (22 January 1887 – 24 February 1944) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1907. He served on California, Illinois, and other ships besides commanding a long list of destroyers, among them Woolsey, Dobbin, and Maury. He was appointed Captain in 1934. Subsequently, he commanded Destroyer Squadron 4 and Naval Training Station, San Diego, California before his death 24 February 1944 in San Diego Naval Hospital.
  • Henry Chalfant Gearing III, (16 August 1912 – 13 November 1942) was born in Vallejo, California, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After serving several ships as a young officer, he joined Juneau as a lieutenant in 1942, and was lost with his ship when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942.[1]

USS Gearing (DD-710) was named for these three generations of naval men.

References

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  • United States. Naval History Division. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  1. ^ "VMH: HENRY C. GEARING, III, LT, USN". USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. 1912-08-06. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.