J DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD DE 219

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort Keel Laid February 22 1943 as J.D. BLACKWOOD Name changed while under construction Launched May 29 1943 USS J. DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD DE-219 Commissioned December 15 1943 - Decommissioned April 20 1947 Recommissioned February 5 1951 Assigned to Naval Reserve Training (NRT) November 15 1957 Decommissioned August 1 1958 Placed as a unit of Selected Reserve Force Placed In Service 1958 Recommissioned October 2 1961 - Decommissioned August 1 1962 Placed back under Selected Reserve Force Placed In Service 1962 - Out of Service January 30 1970 Struck from Naval Register January 30 1970 Sunk as target August 20 1971

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-62)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning December 15 1943 to April 20 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-10-08

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15291)

1946-10-08

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2nd Commissioning February 5 1951 to August 1 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-03-12

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2

1951-05-29

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Locy Type 2

1953-10-13

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-05-29

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3rd Commissioning October 2 1961 to August 1 1962

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1962-01-16

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Other Information

J. DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star.

NAMESAKE - Commander James Douglas Blackwood USN (1881-1942) a doctor and officer in the United States Navy in both the First and Second World War. Killed in action aboard the cruiser USS VINCENNES CA-44 during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.

 

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