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<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.
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<ol>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid 1 December 1943 - Launched 15 January 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHARLES J. KIMMEL DE-584'''</li> 
Commissioned 20 April 1944 - Decommissioned 15 January 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken 30 June 1968<br/>
Sunk 13 November 1969 as target off California
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<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). 
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<li>[[CHARLES_J_KIMMEL_DE_584_Covers_Page_1 | USS Charles J. Kimmel DE-584 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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.
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1946-07-08
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Locy Type<BR/>Fvz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-83
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1946-06-26
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NMC Proof Card. From the [[Cachet_Maker_Greytcovers_ | Bill Wladyka]] collection.
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Locy Type SL
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1946-07-08
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS CHARLES J. KIMMEL earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - First Lieutenant Charles Jack Kimmel, USMC (2 July 1918 - 2 November 1942)<br/>
Kimmel was born in Rushsylvania, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University prior to his enlistment in the Marine Corps on 29 October 1941. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 31 January 1942 upon completion of Reserve Officer’s training at U.S. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia. His division embarked aboard the USS Wakefield at 1st Base Depot, Norfolk, Virginia and sailed on 20 May bound for the Pacific Theater. The USS Wakefield arrived at Wellington, New Zealand 14 June 1942 and his unit disembarked on the 19th. On 02 July 1942 "I" Company embarked aboard the USS Fuller sailing on 22 July to Suva, Fiji. He landed on Guadalcanal with Company "I", 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, First Marine Division on 07 August 1942. He was killed in action near the bloody Matanikau River on Guadalcanal 02 November 1942 while leading his platoon in a bayonet charge. His superb courage in this hand-to-hand combat won recognition with 2nd Lt. Charles J. Kimmel being the awarded the '''Navy Cross''' posthumously. His other awards include the Purple Heart; Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with one bronze star; American Defense Service Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; and World War II Victory Medal. He was appointed to the temporary grade of First Lieutenant by an Act of Congress on 31 October 1942.<br/><br/> 
The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. J. Kimmel.
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