American destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Pearl Harbor, World War II, 1937-1945
There were 402 Gillespies on Muster Rolls of Pearl Harbor
A
Allan E Gillespie, Naval Shipyard Dec 1, 12, 1945. Changes.
B
Benjamin F Gillespie, Submarine Base March 31, 1939 to June 30, 1940. See also ship Widgeon.
Briges A Gillespie. Submarine Base Dec 31, 1941. (see also Briggs A Gillespie – Aug 31, 1841 to June 30, 1943.) Notice ships, Dolphin, Jarvis & Rigal. Is this the same man?
C
Charles President Gillespie, Ammunition Depot Nov 30, 1944 to Feb 28, 1945. Changes.
G
George Kimpton Gillespie, on ship Reid, mainly 1942 to 1944.(middle name also given as Nimpton)
Gordon Gillespie on ship Dewey 1940
Gordon Dowds Gillespie on ship Selfridge 1939 to 1940
J
Joseph W Gillespie on California 1940
L
Leonard Albert Gillespie at 14th Naval District Headquarters Aug 31, 1943.
Loren D Gillespie on ship Tangiers, no date
Loren Dale Gillespie, 14th Naval District headquarters 1943, 1944, 1945
Loren H Gillespie Receiving station Pearl Harbour 1941, Jan 31.
Louis A Gillespie Pearl Harbour Naval Hospital Feb 28, 1942.
Louis A Gillespie, Squadron VJ-1, 1942
Louis A Gillespie on ship Ontario 1942.
Louis A Gillespie on ship Medusa 1942 Sept.
Luther B Gillespie Receiving Station Pearl Harbour 1941
Luther Cecil Gillespie, on ship Nevada 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Luther O Gillespie, Receiving Station Pearl Harbour 1941, Aug 31
P
Paul V Gillespie Pearl Harbour Naval Shipyard 1942, 1945
Paul V Gillespie on ship NAS Kaneohe Bay 1945
Paul V Gillespie, NAS Pearl Harbour 1942, 1943
Paul Vernon Gillespie 14th Naval District HQ. 1942, Oct 31
Percy C Gillespie, on ship Whitney 1940 Oct 31.
R
Ralph L Gillespie, NAS Pearl Harbour, March 31, 1941, Sept 30, 1941.
REVIE, Isabella Gillespie on ship NAS Kaneohe Bay 1945, March 31
Richard G Gillespie on ship Reid, 1943 July 25
Richard G Gillespie on ship Regulus July 25, 1943
Richard Graham Gillespie on ship Raleigh 1942, 1943.
Richard R Gillespie on ship NAS Kaneohe Bay 1944, 1945
Robert C Gillespie on ship Whitney April 30, 1939
Robert E Gillespie on ship Solace 1942, March 15
Robert H Gillespie on ship Dobbin, no date.
Robert O Gillespie on ship Raleigh 1944, 1945
Roland Andrew Gillespie on ship Cassir 1944, Feb 5
Roy Payne Gillespie on ship ‘Vestal’ 1945, Aug 1
S
Samuel M Gillespie on ship Rigel March 31, 1939
Shelby A Gillespie on ship Dolphin June 30, 1941
SMARTT, Joseph Gillespie, Squadron VP-11
T
TEMPLAT, Gillespie J, on ship Solace 1942, Nov 15.
William Gillespie, Ammunition Depot 1946, Jan 3
William Brooke Gillespie on ship Paterson 1943, Dec 3
William Gordon Gillespie on ship Honolulu 1939, 1940
William G Gillespie on ship Dale July 3, 1940.
William Jordan Gillespie, Ammunition Depot, 1945, 1946
William L Gillespie, Pearl Harbour Naval Shipyard,1943, 1944
William Lawson Gillespie, Squadron, 1942, June 30
WIESNER, William Gillespie on ship Detroit 1944, 1945
Three stricken U.S. battleships — West Virginia (L), Tennessee (C) and Arizona — after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Gillespies Assigned to Ships at Pearl Harbour . No Gillespie is listed on the casualty list following the Japanese attack on Dec 7, 1941
Ship Sailor
ANTARES Devid W Gillespie, Oct 3, 1939 (spelling as given, not error)
undamaged
AYLWIN David William Gillespie, Aug 2, 1942- Sept 1943. See also the Arizona.
Minor damage to propeller
AVOCAT Allin Virget Keye Gillespie Dec 31, Undamaged 1943. Jan 30, 1944; Sept 19, 1944 Changes. (name also Wirgel)
ARGONNE Dale Dennis Gillespie Aug 1 to Oct 1, 1945 changes.
No comment. Moored at berth B-5
ARIZONA David William Gillespie. Dec 31, SUNK 1940 to June 1941. (No Gillespie is listed as dying on the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor)
CALIFORNIA Joseph W Gillespie
SUNK
CASSEN Roland Andrew Gillespie
Considered Lost, sunk
DETROIT William Wiennan Gillespie
Undamaged
DEWEY Gordon D Gillespie
Undamaged
DOBBIN Robert H Gillespie
Minor Damage
DOLPHIN Shelly A Gillespie
Undamaged Briggs A Gillespie, May 31, 1941 changes
FARRAGUT James Henry Gillespie – news
Escaped
HULL Charles Allen Gillespie March 31, 1941 to Dec 31, 1942. Nine Changes in that period.
Very minor damage from a bomb near-miss
Helen Frank Anthony Gillespie
HELENA was seriously damaged. No Helen listed that day
HONOLULU William G Gillespie
Minor damage from a bomb near-miss
JARVIS Briggs A Gillespie, March 31, 1939- undamaged July 31, 1940
Mediesa Passengers Nov 14, 1945 Charles A Gillespie
MEDUSA – undamaged. No listing for Mediesa that day
NAS Kannehe Bay Paul V Gillespie; Richard R Gillespie;
Absent or not listed on that day
NAS Pearl Harbor Ralph C Gillespie
Not listed as present that day
NEVADA Frank A Gillespie; Luther Cecil Seriously damaged Gillespie
NEW ORLEANS Albert Colloway Gillespie March Minor damage 31, 1939 to Dec 31, 1942.Sept 30, 1943.
OKLAHOMA Broen H Gillespie June 30, 1940
SUNK Loren H Gillespie
ONTARIO Louis A Gillespie
Not damaged
PATTERSON William B Gillespie
undamaged
PHOENIX Frank Gillespie; Jackie Joe Gillespie
Undamaged
RALEIGH Alvin M Gillespie March 31, 1939 to Sept 30, 1941.
Richard Gillespie
Damaged by torpedo
Regelies Jack T Gillespie
Not listed that day
Regulus Richard Gillespie
Not listed that day
REID George K Gillespie, Richard Gillespie
Undamaged
RIGEL Briggs A Gillespie (see also submarine minor damage from bomb near-miss base notes) July 31 & Nov 30, 1940
SELFRIDGE Gordon D Gillespie
Undamaged
SOLACE Albert C Gillespie Nov 30, 1941 & Dec 31, 1941 Report of Changes; Edward G Gillespie Feb 4 & 5, 1943.
Undamaged
Squadron William Lawson Gillespie
Squadron P-11 Joseph Smart Gillespie
SUMNER 1941 changes
Minor injuries to gun crew
SUNNADIN John Joseph Gillespie
No comment made
TANGIER Loren D Gillespie
Minor damage from several bomb near-misses
TRACY Edward Sears Gillespie, June 30, 1943-June 30, 1944. Also District Activity, Bishops Pt, Section Base, Aug 31, 1941.
Undamaged
UTAH Homes B Gillespie
SUNK
WEST VIRGINIA Alvin L Gillespie Oct 31 & Nov 30, SUNK 1940. (Name also Nay L. Gillespie)
WHITNEY Robert C Gillespie
Undamaged
WIDGEON Benjamin F Gillespie, June 30, 1939 to Dec 31, 1940
B. K. Gilllespie, May 31, 1941 ‘changes’
Undamaged
Record Count: 93
Note: Gillespie sailors were on the ship USS Gillespie, but it was not at Pearl Harbor during the attack. They left many War Diaries for the period 1942-1945. See the website Footnote.