WALTER S BROWN DE 258

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 January 10 1943 - Launched February 22 1943


1. USS WALTER S. BROWN DE-258
   Commissioned June 25 1943 - Decommissioned October 4 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 24 1945
   Scrapped February 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-45)

 

Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-21

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Other Information

WALTER S. BROWN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Aviation Machinist's Mate Walter Scott Brown USN (March 14 1916 - December 7 1941)
Flying PBY Catalinas, as part of Patrol Squadron VP-24 operating on patrol flights out of Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. When Japanese carrier-based aircraft struck Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941, they also attacked other Navy and Army facilities on Oahu, including Kaneohe Bay. As the enemy planes bombed and strafed the seaplane base, Brown completely disregarded the danger to his own life as he attempted to repel the attack. Killed in action during the fight, Brown was commended by the Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet for his selfless bravery

 

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