CAVALLARO APD 128

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid March 28 1944 Launched June 15 1944 as DE-712 Redesignated Crosley Class High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 USS CAVALLARO APD-128 Commissioned March 13 1945 - Decommissioned May 17 1946 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned September 4 1953 - Decommissioned October 15 1959 Struck from Naval Register November 15 1974 ROKS KYUNG-NAM APD-81 (South Korean Naval Service) Transferred to South Korea November 15 1959 Decommissioned by Korean Navy December 29 2000 Sunk as target March or April 2003

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

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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Post Office Established January 29 1945 - Disestablished May 10 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-04

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Salvatore John Cavallaro USNR (September 6 1920 - September 9 1943)
Cavallaro enlisted in the Naval Reserve January 6 1942, and was commissioned Ensign January 28 1943. After training in landing craft, he joined USS LYON AP-71. In the invasion of Sicily, he was assigned to guide the landing of the waves of assault boats, and with skill and courage, under repeated strafing and bombing attacks, carried on throughout the night and early daylight hours of July 10 1943. Assigned similar duty in the invasion of Salerno Gulf September 9 1943, he was killed in action when his LCT was struck by shellfire. He was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross for his gallant service at Sicily

 

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