DOYEN DD 280

Ship Name and Designation History

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Clemson Class Destroyer Keel Laid 24 March 1919 - Launched 24 March 1919 USS DOYEN DD-280 Commissioned 17 December 1919 - Decommissioned 8 June 1922 Recommissioned 26 September 1923 - Decommissioned 25 February 1930 Stricken 12 July 1930 Sold 1930 and Broken up for scrap

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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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2nd Commissioning 26 September 1923 to 25 February 1930

 

Locy Type 3r (A)

1929-08-16

San Francisco CA machine postmark on the back, same date.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Brigadier General Charles Augustus Doyen, USMC (September 3 1859 – October 6 1918).
Doyen was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1881, later commissioned second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He organized and commanded the 5th Regiment in World War I, and in France took command of the 4th Brigade, 2d Division, composed of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments and the 6th Gun Battalion. From 26 October to 8 November, 1917, he served as commanding general, 2d Division, the first Marine officer to command an Army division. His devoted service broke his health, and he was forced to return to the United States, where he died October 6 1918. But the brigade went on to win historic victories at Chateau Thierry and in Belleau Wood.
Doyen's contribution to these victories was recognized by the posthumous award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the first to ever be awarded.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Doyen DD-280 and USS Doyen APA-1.

 

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