MUIR DE 770
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 June 1 1943 - Launched June 4 1944 |
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 (1945-47)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Locy Type |
1947-01-17 |
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1945-05-24 |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Kenneth Hart Muir (July 25 1916 - November 7 1942)
Muir enlisted in the Naval Reserve September 23 1940 to serve as Apprentice Seaman until he was appointed Midshipman February 14 1941. He died in action as officer in charge of the U.S. Armed Guard on board SS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, sunk in the Caribbean November 7 1942 by German U‑508. Although severely wounded, he “ordered the three men near him to leap clear...and then rushed back to help more to escape. He was still urging his gunners over the side when the ship went down.” For his outstanding courage and unselfish devotion to his men, Lieutenant (jg.) Muir was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross
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