Talk:USS Gillespie

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Concern via email

The following has been sent via email to otrs, permission was given to post here:

"There is an error in either Archibald Gillespie or USS Gillespie (DD-609) or perhaps both.

At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Gillespie, Archibald Gillespie is referred to as "an officer in the Marine Corps during the Mexican War". It further says that "USS Gillespie (DD-609) was named for him."

At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gillespie_(DD-609), it is said that the USS Gillespie (DD-609) was named for a "Commodore Archibald H Gillespie."

The ranks given in the article on Archibald H. Gillespie do not include Commodore which seems to be a Navy and not Marine title. I have not read on Gillespie's part in the Mexican War in some time but as I recall, he was a Marine and therefore it is likely that http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Gillespie has the correct information. My view seems to be confirmed by a brief biography on Gillespie at http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft858007j9."

Thanks - cohesion 03:32, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]