BATES APD 47

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid March 29 1943 - Launched June 6 1943


1. USS BATES DE-68
   Commissioned September 12 1943
   
   
2. USS BATES APD-47
   Converted to High Speed Transport (APD) July 31 1944
   SUNK (Kamikaze) May 25 1945 off Okinawa
   21 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty

 

Naval Covers

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1. Bates Covers Page 1    (1944)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

Locy Type 3z

1944-09-09

This postmark is not identified with the ship, so this cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* TF-125 Normandy Invasion June 1944
* Iwo Jima operation February 1945
* Okinawa operation May 1945

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

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Edward Munroe Bates Jr. USN (September 19 1919 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS ARIZONA BB-39 as junior watch and division officer in the ship’s F Division

 

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