DENNIS J BUCKLEY DD 808

Ship Name and Designation History

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Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid 24 July 1944 - Launched 20 December 1944 USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY DD-808 Commissioned 2 March 1945 USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY DDR-808 Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) 18 March 1949 USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY DD-808 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 1 December 1963 Decommissioned 2 July 1973 Struck from Naval Register 3 July 1973 Sold 29 April 1974 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Dennis J. Buckley DD-808 / DDR-808 Covers Page 1     (1945-1972)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-06-26

As DD-808

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1972-06-21

As DD-808
Cover serviced by Frederick L. Karcher. Fraudulent use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1972-09-09

As DD-808

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-08

As DD-808

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-08-24

As DD-808

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS)

1966-02-19

As DD-808

 

Locy Type P [2(n) "R" removed]

1965-03-02

As DD-808

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Dennis Joseph Buckley, Jr. USN (22 April 1920 - 10 March 1943)
Buckley enlisted in the Navy September 30 1940. Fireman First Class Buckley was posthumously awarded The Silver Star for displaying exceptional courage in attempting to board and salvage a blockade runner which had been intercepted by his ship USS EBERLE DD-430 on March 10 1943. The explosion of demolition charges planted by the blockade runner's crew took his life.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of Fireman First Class Buckley.

The name "Dennis J. Buckley" was assigned to DE-663 but her construction was canceled 10 June 1944 prior to launching.

 

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