CURRIER DE 700

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 Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 21 July 1943 - Launched 14 October 1943 USS CURRIER DE-700 Commissioned 1 February 1944 - Decommissioned 4 April 1960 Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1966 Sunk 11 July 1967 as target off California

Naval Covers

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1. USS Currier DE-700 Covers Page 1    (1943-1944)

 

Postmarks

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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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Post office established 13 January 1944 - Disestablished 22 November 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-04

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Locy Type 2z

1944-03-30

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Post office reestablished 1955 - Disestablished 1960

 

Locy Type 2r

1957-10-13

From the Donald Lawson collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1957-10-13

From the Donald Lawson collection.

 

Other Information

USS CURRIER earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Roger Noon Currier, USN (20 April 1913 - 13 November 1942)
Currier, born in Portland, OR, graduated from the US Naval Academy 3 June 1937. He served on USS Salt Lake City CA-25 and was assigned to the staff of Admiral Norman Scott as Communications Officer on 20 October 1942. Embarked in USS Atlanta CL-51 he was killed in action during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. He shared posthumously in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to USS Atlanta and also received the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal.

The ship sponsor was Mrs. R. N. Currier, widow of Lieutenant Currier.

 

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