| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 349 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 13 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jun 1944 |
| End service | 2 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Gentry (DE 349)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. David Albert Smith, USNR | 14 Jun 1944 | 7 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Monroe Kelly, Jr., USN | 7 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gentry include:
9 Jan 1945
USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN) and USS Bullhead (T/Cdr. W.T. Griffith, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida. They were escorted by USS Genrty (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Smith, USNR).
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