BRAMBLE WLB 392

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.

Basswood Class 180-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender Keel Laid 2 August 1943 - Launched 23 October 1943 USCGC BRAMBLE WAGL-392 Commissioned 22 April 1944 USCGC BRAMBLE WLB-392 Redesignated (WLB) 1965 - Decommissioned 22 May 2003

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Bramble WLB-392 Covers Page 1     (1964-2007)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-17

A "Thank You for the Cigarettes" reply card

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCGC BRAMBLE - 392 / Port Huron, Michigan / Station" Port Huron, MI

1987-05-31

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Departure Station" Seattle, WA

2007-07-01

50th Anniversary Northwest Passage USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, USCGC Storis WAG-38 and USCGC Spar WAGL-403, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Port of Call Station" Barrow, AK

2007-07-13

50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, USCGC Storis WAG-38 and USCGC Spar WAGL-403, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Crewmember Reunion Station" Reno, NV

2007-09-06

50th Anniversary Northwest Passage, Crewmember Reunion of USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, USCGC Storis WAG-38 and USCGC Spar WAGL-403
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Northwest Passage Complete Sta." Boston, MA

2007-09-24

50th Anniversary Northwest Passage of USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, USCGC Storis WAG-38 and USCGC Spar WAGL-403, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USCGC BRAMBLE earned the DOT Outstanding Unit Ribbon, the USCG Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 2 bronze stars and "O" device mounted, the USCG Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 2 bronze stars and "O" device mounted, the Coast Guard E Ribbon w/ 3 bronze stars, the USCG Bicentennial Unit Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 3 bronze stars, the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal and the USCG Special Operations Service Ribbon w/ 1 bronze star during her USCG career.

NAMESAKE - A prickly shrub of the genus Rubus, including the blackberry and the raspberry

Nickname: "The Thorn of the Great Lakes"

 

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