JANSSEN DE 396

Ship Name and Designation History

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Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 4 August 1943 - Launched and Christened 4 October 1943 USS JANSSEN DE-396 Commissioned 18 December 1943 - Decommissioned 12 April 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1972 Sold 15 October 1973 for scrap

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1945-08-30

Censored sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS JANSSEN earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant (j.g.) Ralph Wille Janssen, USNR (28 January 1915 - 26 October 1942)
         Janssen enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 12 October 1940. He was later appointed Midshipman, undergoing training on board USS Arkansas BB-33 and at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School 1940-41. Upon commissioning, Janssen reported to destroyer USS Porter DD-356 2 August 1941, and served on her during the critical first months of the Pacific war. Promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.) 15 June 1942, he was killed when USS Porter was torpedoed by an enemy submarine during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alfred Janssen, stepmother of Lieutenant (j.g.) Janssen.

 

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