SMARTT DE 257
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid January 10 1943 - Launched February 22 1943 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Locy Type |
1945-06-14 |
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Other Information
SMARTT earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Convoy UGS-40 May 1944
NAMESAKE - Ensign Joseph G. Smartt USNR (March 19 1917 - December 7 1941)
Smartt enlisted in The United States Naval Reserve on October 8 1940. He attended elimination flight training at
Robertson, Mo., and was appointed an aviation cadet on January 28 1941. Smartt completed aviation training at
Pensacola, Fla., and was promoted to Ensign on September 17 1941. Ensign Smartt was assigned to Patrol Squadron 11, KANEOHE BAY NAS, and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. Ensign Smartt was posthumously commended by the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, for his effort to repel the attack on the air station
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