WREN DD 568
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 24 April 1943 - Launched 29 January 1944 |
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- USS Wren DD-568 Covers Page 1 (1946-1962)
Postmarks
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1st Commissioning 20 May 1944 to 13 July 1946
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-03-05 |
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2nd Commissioning 7 September 1951 to December 1963
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Locy Type 2r |
1961-12-09 |
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Locy Type 2r |
1962-05-19 |
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Armed Forces Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck
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Locy Type |
1961-12-09 |
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Insert card from the December 9 1961 cover.
Other Information
USS Wren earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.
WREN DD-568 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC
Solomon Wren was born in 1780 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 1 1799. He served on various ships and participated in the Tripoli invasion of 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN. He was detached from the Marine Corps on March 24 1805 and no further record of his life has been found.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Jeanne F. Dockweiler.
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