BOSTWICK DE 103

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 Type DET Destroyer Escort Keel Laid February 6 1943 - Launched August 30 1943 USS BOSTWICK DE-103 Commissioned December 1 1943 - Decommissioned April 30 1946 Struck from Naval Register February 10 1949 ROCS T'AI TSANG F-24 (Republic of China Naval Service) Transferred to Republic of China December 14 1948 and renamed Escaped to Taiwan with Nationalist forces 1949 Stricken 1975 and scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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 7rz

1943-08-30

Launching

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Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945 "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-21

A "YMCA News" return card

 

Other Information

BOSTWICK earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Lucius Allyn Bostwick USN (February 21 1869 - January 14 1940)
Bostwick graduated from the Naval Academy on June 6 1890 and served in USS NEWARK C-1, USS PHILADELPHIA C-4, USS ALERT AS-4, and USS MONTEREY BM-6 before reporting to the Naval War College and Torpedo School in November 1895. He returned to sea on board ERICSSON (TB-2) and then was assigned to USS OREGON BB-3. While on board OREGON, he saw action off Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Detached from OREGON in January 1900, he served briefly in USS SOLACE AH-2, USS INDIANA BB-1 and USS IOWA BB-4 before attending the Naval War College in 1904. Upon graduation, Lcdr. Bostwick reported to USS BROOKLYN ACR-3 as navigator for two months before reporting to USS TACOMA C-18 as Executive Officer for four years. Bostwick served as aide to the commandant and as inspection officer for the Norfolk Navy Yard during 1911 and 1912. Detached from there in October 1912, he reported to USS SOUTH CAROLINA BB-26 as XO, then to USS MONTANA ACR-13 as temporary CO. In January 1914, he commanded USS NASHVILLE PG-7 and cruised the West Indies and along the Central American coast. In October 1914, Bostwick was detached and reported to Washington DC for duty with the Navy Department's General Board. In 1917, after the United States had entered World War I on the side of the Allies, Capt. Bostwick returned to sea as CO of USS SOUTH DAKOTA ACR-9, escorting convoys of troop and supply ships, for which he received the Navy Cross. After briefly commanding USS NEW MEXICO BB-40, he served as senior member of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service Demobilization Board in New York and as a member of the Joint Board of Review for the Demobilization of Troop Transports. That duty completed in September, Capt. Bostwick returned to Washington, D.C., for duty as assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. From August 1922 to June 1923, he commanded USS CALIFORNIA BB-44, becoming Rear Admiral Bostwick and earning his next position, chief of staff to the Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet. In October 1925, he moved to the even more prestigious position chief of staff to the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. Radm. Bostwick became President of the Board of Inspection and Survey in October 1926. In May 1929, he became the Commander, Battleship Divisions, United States Fleet, which carried with it the temporary rank of vice admiral. On JuIy 1 1930, he was assigned to the concurrent posts of Commandant, 4th Naval District, and Commandant, Philadelphia Navy Yard, and served in those assignments until his retirement on March 1 1933. Rear Admiral Bostwick died in Washington on January 14 1940 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery

 

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