TABBERER DE 418

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.

John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 12 1944 - Launched February 18 1944 USS TABBERER DE-418 Commissioned May 23 1944 - Decommissioned April 24 1946 Recommissioned April 7 1951 - Decommissioned May 1960 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972 Sold October 3 1973 to Mr. David Hahn, Key West, FL for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning May 23 1944 to April 24 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-04

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Locy Type CD-R3

1946-02-01

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

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2nd Commissioning April 7 1951 to May 1960

 

Locy Type 2

1951-12-07

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-11-19

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Other Information

TABBERER earned 4 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for service in World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - WWII Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Charles Arthur Tabberer USNR (December 18 1915 - August 7 1942)
Tabberer enlisted in the Naval Reserve on October 12 1939 and after elimination flight training at Kansas City was appointed an Aviation Cadet on January 111 940. Following flight instruction at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola and NAS Miami, Florida, Tabberer was designated a Naval Aviator on November 1 1940. He was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve on December 12 1940, and after further training with the Fleet Air Detachment, NAS San Diego, Calif., he received orders to join Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5) which then formed part of the USS YORKTOWN CV-5 Air Group. He reported to VF-5 on January 21 1941, and made the cruise with the carrier when she was reassigned to the Atlantic Fleet in the spring of 1941, and transitioned with the squadron from the Grumman F3F to the Grumman F4F Wildcat during 1941. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) on May 29 1942, Tabberer and his squadron were ultimately assigned to USS SARATOGA CV-3 for the invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. On August 7 1942, Lt. (jg.) Tabberer was one of the eight VF-5 pilots who engaged a force of land attack planes and their fighter escort (the latter equipped with Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 fighters of the crack Tainan Air Group), vastly superior in strength, as it attacked the U.S. invasion force off Guadalcanal. Despite the altitude disadvantage, VF-5's two Wildcat-equipped sections gallantly waded into the fray, suffering grievous losses at the hands of the more experienced enemy. Lt. (j.g.) Tabberer was last seen dogfighting a Zero. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously

 

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