GUSTAFSON DE 182

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 Destroyer Escort Keel Laid July 5 1943 - Launched & Christened October 3 1943 USS GUSTAFSON DE-182 Commissioned November 1 1943 - Decommissioned June 26 1946 HNMS VAN EWIJCK F-808 (Dutch Naval Service) Transferred October 23 1950 to the Netherlands and renamed Struck from Naval Register December 20 1950 Returned to U.S. Navy December 15 1967 Sold February 1968 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

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 2z

1943-11-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-07-19

Receipt

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal (w/ 1 battle star) - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Arthur Leonard Gustafson USN (June 13 1913 - February 19 1942)
Gustafson was a 1936 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
Lt. Gustafson enlisted in the United States Navy on June 16 1932 at Annapolis. Appointed a Midshipman in June 1932, he was commissioned an Ensign in 1936 and served aboard the Battleships USS IDAHO BB-42 and USS COLORADO BB-45. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in 1939. He reported to duty on the Destroyer USS PEARY DD-226 in September 1939 where he served as a Gunnery Officer. He was appointed Lieutenant for temporary service in January 1942. Lt. Gustafson earned the China Service Medal while serving in PEARY from 1939 to 1940. A hero, Lt. Gustafson died defending his ship and fellow servicemen when the Japanese attacked PEARY in Port Darwin, Australia February 19 1942. According to a newspaper report, Lt. Gustafson refused to leave his guns under fire and was one of the last six of PEARY's crew on board when the ship went down. The Navy posthumously awarded Lt. Gustafson the Purple Heart, which was accepted by his parents. Lt. Gustafson is listed as "Missing in Action or Buried at Sea." His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

 

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