FRANK E EVANS DD 754

Ship Name and Designation History

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Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid April 21 1944 - Launched October 3 1944 USS FRANK E. EVANS DD-754 Commissioned February 3 1945 - Decommissioned December 14 1949 Recommissioned September 15 1950 Cut in half (collision) with HMAS MELBOURNE off Luzon June 3 1969 Stricken July 1 1969 Bow section sank immediately Stern section sunk as target October 10 1969 in Subic Bay

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-69)

 

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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 February 3 1945 to December 14 1949

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-06-07

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Locy Type 9# 15632 Branch

1946-04-03

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type SLKb(n) (89x5) USPO Duplex "Naval Repair Base Station" San Diego CA

1949-05-14

First Day of Recommissioning cachet (used early) by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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2nd Commissioning September 15 1950 to July 1 1969

 

Locy Type 2 1950

1950-12-27

First Day of Postal Service cachet (used late) by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1966-02-03

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Locy Type 2(n) (USS) lettering fills dial

1969-01-20

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1969-01-20

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Other Information

FRANK E. EVANS received one battle star for World War II service, and five for Korean war service.

NAMESAKE - Frank Edgar Evans born November 19 1876 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, served as an infantryman in the Spanish-American War, and was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on February 15 1900. He served in the Philippines and in the United States prior to World War I, during which he won the Navy Cross and other awards for the distinction of his service in the Marine Brigade of the American Expeditionary Force in France. His postwar service included duty in Haiti, where from 1927 to 1930 he commanded the Constabulary Detachment and was Chief of the Gendarmerle d'Haiti. Brigadier General Evans also was District Marine Officer of several Naval Districts. Retired December 1 1940, he made his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he died November 25 1941.

 

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