View source for ULVERT M MOORE DE 442

<!-- How to edit this page:

For detailed information on editing this page, click the "How To Edit Pages" link 
in the navigation bar and look for the article on "Editing Ship Pages". If you 
run into trouble or need to do something a little more complicated, contact the 
Curator for help.

Don't forget to preview the page before saving it and please add a short description 
of the change in the Summary text box just above the Save / Show buttons at the bottom 
of the page. A short description would be something like "added naval covers".

-->
<!-- =================================== -->
<!-- Do not add anything above this line -->
<!-- =================================== -->
<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid December 2 1943 - Christened & Launched March 7 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ULVERT M. MOORE DE-442'''<br/> 
Commissioned July 18 1944 - Decommissioned May 24 1946<br/> 
Recommissioned January 27 1951 - Decommissioned October 10 1958<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1965<br/> 
Sunk as target July 13 1966 off San Nicholas Isle, Ca.<br/>
by aircraft from [[CORAL SEA CV 43|USS CORAL SEA CVA-43]] and surface gunfire
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
<!-- [[Image:Name_Number_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]] -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS ULVERT M. MOORE DE-442_Covers_Page_1 | USS Ulvert M. Moore DE-442 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1958)</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/>&nbsp;<br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
<!-- ====================================== -->
<!--  header - do not modify this section   -->
<!-- ====================================== -->
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>

<!-- ********************************************** -->
<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period        -->
<!-- ********************************************** -->
<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning July 18 1944 to May 24 1946</h4>
<!-- ============== -->
<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
<!-- ============== -->
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>"Navy Yard Sta."<br/><br/>Brooklyn NY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-07-18
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_UlvertMMoore_DE442_19440718_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
First Day In Commission, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]<br/>The first Commanding Officer was LtCdr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., USNR, President Franklin D. Roosevelt son.
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

<!-- ********************************************** -->
<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
<!-- ********************************************** -->
<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning January 27 1951 to October 10 1958</h4>
<!-- ============== -->
<!-- Type 2t(nu)(DE) -->
<!-- ============== -->
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)(DE)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1958-05-27
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett ulvertmmoore de442 19580527 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett ulvertmmoore de442 19580527.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS ULVERT M. MOORE DE-442 earned the Combat Action Ribbon; the American Campaign Medal; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars; the World War II Victory Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Ulvert Mathew Moore, USNR (August 26 1917 - June 4 1942)<br/>
Moore enlisted in the Naval Reserve on October 15 1940 at Washington, D.C., and served as a Seaman 2d class until appointed an Aviation Cadet on January 14 1941. After flight training at Jacksonville and Miami, Fla., into the summer of 1941, Moore then received advanced carrier training at Norfolk, Va. Assigned to Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8, embarked in [[HORNET CV 8|USS HORNET CV-8]], soon thereafter, Moore was killed in action on June 4 1942, during the Battle of Midway. Flying a Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, Ens. Moore perished in VT-8's gallant torpedo attack, led by Lt. Comdr. John C. Waldron, against the Japanese carrier AKAGI of the Midway-bound task force under Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. Moore was awarded a posthumous '''Navy Cross''' for pressing home his attack despite being grimly aware that VT-8 had neither fighter cover nor enough fuel to return to HORNET. However, the sacrifice of "Torpedo 8" was not in vain. The attack drew down the Japanese combat air patrol and left the skies above open for the attack of the dive bombers which soon crippled three Japanese carriers on the first day of the battle and thus paved the way to an American victory.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Mrs. L. E. Moore, mother of Ens. Ulvert M. Moore.
<!-- =================================== -->
<!-- Do not add anything below this line -->
<!-- =================================== -->
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr/>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either 
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it. 
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on 
editing this page.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<font size="-2">Copyright {{CURRENTYEAR}} Naval Cover Museum</font>