WALLER DD 466

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid February 12 1942 - Launched August 15 1942 USS WALLER DD-466 Commissioned October 1 1942 - Decommissioned June 10 1946 Recommissioned July 5 1950 USS WALLER DDE-466 Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949 USS WALLER DD-466 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962 Decommissioned July 15 1969 Struck from Naval Register July 15 1969 Sunk as target June 17 1970 off Rhode Island

Naval Covers

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1. USS Waller DD / DDE / DD-466 Covers Page 1    (1943-69)

 

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 October 1 1942 to June 10 1946

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-09-06

As DD-466

 

Locy Type 9uz*

1944-03-08 to 1944-03-18

As DD-466
Censored wartime (WWII) use - Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 2z + SLKts(n)

1946-03-05

As DD-466

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2nd Commissioning July 5 1950 to July 15 1969

 

Locy Type 2

1950-09-02

As DDE-466

 

Locy Type 2r

1957-03-16

As DDE-466
Welcome to Norfolk, PNS MUBARAK. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DDE)

1961-05-03

As DDE-466

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1969-04-18

As DD-466

 

Locy Type 9efu

1960-03-02

As DDE-466
Welcome to Norfolk, HMCS IROQUOIS. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9fu

1960-11-23

As DDE-466
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P [2t(n+u), "E" removed]

1963-01-10

As DD-466

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1969-06-30

As DD-466
Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type LDPS 9eft(n+u)

1969-06-30

As DD-466
Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

WALLER received 12 battle stars for her World War II service and two each for her Korean and Vietnam service.

NAMESAKE - Major General Littleton "Tony" W. T. Waller, USMC (September 26 1856 – July 13 1926).
MajGen Waller was a veteran of the Spanish-American War (1898), Boxer Rebellion (1900) and the Philippine-American War (1901-02). He later commanded Marines in Panama (1904), Cuba (1906-1911), Mexico (1914) and then Haiti (1915) crushing rebellions wherever he was sent to protect American interests.

 

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