USS Greenwood (DE-679) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Lieutenant (j.g.) Frank Greenwood (1915–1942). Greenwood was launched by the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, on 21 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Laura Greenwood, mother of Lt. (j.g.) Greenwood; and commissioned on 25 September 1943, Lieutenant Commander A. W. Slayton in command. Greenwood received 2 battle stars for World War II service.