JACCARD DE 355

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.

John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid 25 January 1944 - Launched 18 March 1944


1. USS JACCARD DE-355
   Commissioned 26 July 1944 - Decommissioned 30 September 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1967
   Sunk as target 4 October 1968

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Jaccard DE-355 Covers Page 1    (1945-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-1

1945-12-10

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Locy Type F (used after POD) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-1

1946-06-06

Post office deactivated May 11 1946

 

Locy Type SLb(n) (35x3)

1946-03-07

Ships straightline mark. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS JACCARD earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ens. Richard Alonzo Jaccard USN (1918-1942)
Richard A. Jaccard was born 01 July 1918, in Troy, Mo., and enlisted in the Naval Reserve 29 October 1940. He later underwent flight training and upon graduation was commissioned Ensign 27 September 1941. Reporting to famed carrier USS Enterprise (CV 6) in April 1942, Ens. Jaccard took part 04 June 1942 in one of the most important battles in all naval history, the Battle of Midway. As American carrier groups moved to meet the Japanese thrust at Midway, Jaccard, as part of Scouting Squadron 6, attacked enemy carriers during the morning, knocking out IJS Akagi and IJS Kaga. That afternoon the squadron carried out another devastating attack, sinking carrier IJS Hiryu. For his part in a great victory, Jaccard was awarded the Navy Cross. Following further missions with Scouting Squadron 6, Jaccard was transferred to Bombing Squadron 6 in USS Wasp (CV-7). While supporting the Guadalcanal campaign from the carrier. Ens. Jaccard was killed when USS Wasp was torpedoed and sunk 15 September 1942.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. R. Jaccard, mother of Ensign Jaccard.

 

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