McCORD DD 534

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid March 17 1942 - Launched January 10 1943 USS McCORD DD-534 Commissioned August 19 1943 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Recommissioned August 1 1951 - Decommissioned June 9 1954 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1972 Sold January 2 1974 to Southern Scrap Material Co., New Orleans, LA

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-52)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning August 19 1943 to January 15 1947

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-29

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1946-01-08

Last Day Postal Service
Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

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2nd Commissioning August 1 1951 to June 9 1954

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-12-20

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-12-20

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1952-01-04

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Comdr. Frank C. McCord (August 2 1890 - April 4 1933)
McCord was appointed Midshipman July 5 1907. From 1925 on, his career centered on naval aviation. On June 30 1932 he reported for duty on the dirigible USS AKRON ZRS-4, assuming command January 3 1933. He died when the lighter-than-air craft crashed off the coast of New Jersey, April 4 1933

 

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