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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.
<ol>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid October 4 1943 - Launched December 14 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS O'FLAHERTY DE-340'''<br/>
Commissioned April 8 1944 - Decommissioned January 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken December 1 1972<br/>
Sold November 27 1973 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS O'FLAHERTY DE-340_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
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<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">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett oflaherty de340 19451208 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett oflaherty de340 19451208.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship used only Type 2z device
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
O'FLAHERTY received four battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' -  Ens. Frank Woodrow O’Flaherty USNR (1918-42). As a pilot of Scouting Squadron VS-6 ([[ENTERPRISE CV 6|USS ENTERPRISE CV-6]]) in the Battle of Midway, he participated in the devastating assault against the Japanese invasion fleet.  Killed in action June 4 1942 pressing home his attacks in the face of a formidable barrage of antiaircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition, he was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism.


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