JACK C ROBINSON APD 72

Ship Name and Designation History

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Buckley Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 10 November 1943 as DE-671 Launched 8 January 1944 Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) 27 June 1944 USS JACK C. ROBINSON APD-72 Commissioned 2 February 1945 - Decommissioned 13 December 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group ORELLA APD-27 (Chilean Naval Service) Sold 15 November 1966 to Chile and renamed Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1966 Struck by the Chilean Navy and sold for scrap (Date unknown)

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Jack C. Robinson APD-72 Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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 1 March 1945 - Disestablished 17 July 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15670)

1946-01-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15670)

1945-04-14 to 1945-04-20

Registered Official Mail. Postmark from back of cover

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ORELLA APD-27  (Chile)

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Ships Marking

1967-05-03

Welcome to Norfolk, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

USS JACK C. ROBINSON earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - PFC Jack C. Robinson, USMC (22 September 1922 - 25 October 1942)
         Robinson enlisted in the US Marine Corps 12 December 1941. After basic training, he was assigned to a unit scheduled to take part in the Guadalcanal campaign, America's first amphibious operation of the war. During the bitter fighting 23 October 1942 in the Matanikau River area, Pfc. Robinson risked his life to repair damaged communications lines vital to the survival of his unit, earning the Silver Star for his gallantry. Robinson was wounded in the action, however, and died 25 October 1942.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Clem F. Robinson, mother of Pfc. Robinson.

 

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