RIDDLE DE 185
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 July 29 1943 - Launched October 17 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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1944-46)
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.
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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-10-30 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1946-04-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1946-05-06 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
RIDDLE earned 12 battle stars for World War II service
RIDDLE earned more battle stars than any other DE in WWII
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 12 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon
NAMESAKE - Joseph Riddle, Jr. USNR (January 6 1918 - February 4 1943)
Riddle enlisted in the Naval Reserve May 28 1941, was appointed Aviation Cadet September 2 1941; appointed Naval Aviator March 7 1942; and appointed Ensign March 14 1942. He was in an active duty status other than training from April 17 1942, and was assigned to the U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle, Wash., for active duty involving flying in connection with the fitting out of Escort Scouting Squadron 12, and for active duty involving flying in that squadron when placed in commission. He was killed by enemy fighter aircraft after successfully bombing a Japanese destroyer north of New Georgia Island on February 4 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
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