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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 Type TEV Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid November 7 1943 - Launched January 8 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LESLIE L. B. KNOX DE-580'''<br/> 
Commissioned March 22 1944 - Decommissioned June 15 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 15 1972<br/> 
Sold June 13 1973 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
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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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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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NO LESLIE L. B. KNOX POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
LESLIE L. B. KNOX received three battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Leslie Lockhart Bruce Knox USN (November 17 1916 - May 8 1942)<br/>
Knox enlisted in the U.S. Navy as Seaman 2nd Class at New York City April 28 1939, and was appointed as Aviation Cadet September 20. After flight training at Pensacola, Fla., he was commissioned ensign June 12 1940 and reported to Scouting Squadron 41 at Norfolk. On March 15 1941 Knox was transferred to Fighting Squadron 42 and, except for temporary duty with Fighting Squadron 41, remained with that unit until his death in the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8 1942. He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant (jg.) June 25 1942 and awarded the Navy Cross for “extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as pilot of an aircraft of a Fighting Squadron in action against enemy Japanese forces, in the Battle of the Coral Sea...On that evening, as one of the fighters launched to oppose enemy Japanese aircraft in the vicinity of his ship, Ensign Knox attacked a formation of seven enemy aircraft, shooting down one and assisting...in dispersing the others. In this engagement, he displayed unusual skill and devotion to duty, carrying out his mission with determination and aggressiveness against great enemy odds and with complete disregard for his own personal safety.”

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