HERZOG DE 178

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.

Cannon Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid May 17 1943 - Launched September 5 1943 USS HERZOG DE-178 Commissioned October 6 1943 - Decommissioned August 1 1944 Stricken July 20 1953 BEBERIBE Be-2 (Brazilian Naval Service) Loaned to Brazil August 1 1944 and renamed Transferred outright to Brazil under MDAP June 30 1953 BEBERIBE D-19 (Brazilian Naval Service) Brazil navy standardized hull designations in 1955 BEBERIBE U-29 (Brazilian Naval Service) Reclassified in early 1960's Ran aground on Trindade Island on March 7 1966. Declared a total loss. Stricken 1968 and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-05-21

During USS HERZOG's 10-month US Navy career, she only had one type of postmark available. This is a piece of Official mail showing her only postmark.

 

Other Information

HERZOG earned the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal.

NAMESAKE - William Ralph Herzog was born in Troy, N.Y., 29 December 1909 and was commissioned Lieutenant, junior grade, USNR, 8 April 1942. Lieutenant Herzog was assigned as Officer-in-Charge of the Armed Guard detachment on board SS Pan New York. When his ship was torpedoed in the North Atlantic 29 October 1942, Herzog found his gun crew trapped amidships. He attempted to batter the door with his shoulder unsuccessfully, and after aiding the radio operator to escape through a porthole courageously returned to force the door by breaking the lock with his pistol. Herzog was again unable to free his men, and fell unconscious in the attempt. He was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroism. {DANFS}

 

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