STEELE DE 8

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.

Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid November 27 1942 - Launched January 9 1943 USS STEELE DE-8 Commissioned May 4 1943 - Decommissioned November 19 1945 Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945 Sold 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-45)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-20

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

STEELE received two battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - John M. Steele USMC (August 24 1920 - May 8 1942)
Steele enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 29 1941. Private Steele was a member of the Marine Detachment on board USS LEXINGTON CV-2 and was killed during the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8 1942. Private Steele was commended by the Commanding Officer of LEXINGTON for remaining at his antiaircraft battery during strafing and the explosion of four torpedoes near the battery, and after a bomb had burst and set fire to a locker of heavy ammunition at the battery. He and other members of the gun crew extinguished the fire and readied the only remaining serviceable gun for further defense of the ship

 

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