WALLACE L LIND DD 703

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid 14 February 1944 - Launched 14 June 1944 USS WALLACE L. LIND DD-703 Commissioned 8 September 1944 - Decommissioned 4 December 1973 Struck from Naval Register 4 December 1973 ROKS DAE GU DD-917 (South Korean Naval Service) Sold to South Korea 4 December 1973 and renamed Stricken 1994 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703 Covers Page 1    (1944-1970)

 

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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1st Post Office Period 1 September 1944 to 1 October 1946

 

Locy Type 2az

1945-06-16

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-15

Note:

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-6

1945-09-02

Tokyo Bay

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2nd Post Office Period 10 September 1949 to 4 December 1973

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1962-12-01

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1970-02-03

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1962-12-01

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS WALLACE L. LIND earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars, the WWII Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 4 Campaign stars and the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars during her Naval career.

USS WALLACE L. LIND DD-703 was at Tokyo Bay 2 September 1945 for the Japanese surrender.

NAMESAKE - Captain Wallace Ludwig Lind, USN (18 June 1887 – 12 April 1940).
Wallace Ludwig Lind, born on 18 June 1887 in Brainerd, Minn., was appointed a midshipman on 30 June 1905 and commissioned an ensign on 5 June 1911. Ensign Lind served on Stewart (D-13), Denver (C-14), Goldsborough (TB-20), and Cheyenne (BM-10). On 31 August 1915, he departed Cheyenne and, one month later, arrived at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., for a post-graduate course in steam engineering, following which he attended Columbia University for special instruction. Lind served on board Rhode Island (BB-17) from 2 March to 12 July 1917 and was then detailed to New York, N.Y., for duty on board President Lincoln (Str) as engineering officer and, later, as executive officer. It was during this assignment that he was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism. On 4 May 1920, he reported to Michigan (BB-27) as first lieutenant followed by a tour as first lieutenant on Arizona (BB-39). Lind assumed command of Capella (AK-13) on 5 June 1922 and, upon being detached from that ship, reported to the Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif., on 18 April 1923 for duty as executive officer. Upon the completion of his duties there, he served as engineering officer of Arizona. This was followed by instruction at the Naval Unit, Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Md., and at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. Into the 1930's, Lind served as executive officer of Medusa (AR-1), Altair (AD-11), and Omaha (CL-4); followed by shore duty at the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. From 1935 to 1938, Commander Lind was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. During this period, he received his promotion to captain to rank from 30 June 1937. Captain Lind died on 12 April 1940 at Baltimore, Md.

The ship sponsor was Mrs. Wallace L. Lind.

 

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