USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70/APD-49 ), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Joseph Eugene Campbell (1919–1942), who was killed in action while engaging the enemy on 9 August 1942. Joseph E. Campbell was laid down on 29 March 1943 at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard; launched on 26 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Marie S. Campbell, mother of Ensign Campbell; and commissioned on 23 September 1943, with Lieutenant commander J. F. Bowling, in command.