USS Pillsbury

USS Pillsbury

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Pillsbury" for John E. Pillsbury.

* The first "Pillsbury" (DD-227) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and sunk in enemy action in March of 1942.
* The second "Pillsbury" (DE-133) was a "Edsall"-class destroyer escort, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1960.


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