KLINE APD 120
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 May 27 1944 As DE-687 Launched June 27 1944 Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) July 17 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)
Postmarks
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1945-12-10 |
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R/S ships return address
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Locy Type |
1945-05-08
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Mark from back of cover
Other Information
USS KLINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - "Stanley Fly Kline was born 15 November 1901 in Graterford, Pa., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 2 February 1927. He began active duty 13 July 1942, and was assigned to Britsh warship "HMS HARTLAND", former U.S. Coast Guard cutter "CGC PONTCHARTRAIN", as a member of an antisabotage party.
On November 8, as HMS HARTLAND entered Oran Harbor, Algeria, the ship came under heavy fire from enemy ships and shore batteries. When a shell exploded in a compartment occupied by the boarding party, the survivors found themselves trapped by fire and fumes. Kline, crawling through a small overhead hatch and worming his way along the deck under a hail of shells and machine gun fire, opened a large hatch and assisted 42 men to safety. He then turned to loading ammunition clips for an automatic rifle and continued his heroic conduct with complete disregard of his own safety until killed by a shell explosion. Kline was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry." {DANFS}
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