GRISWOLD DE 7

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.

Evarts Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 27 November 1942 - Launched and Christened 9 January 1943 USS GRISWOLD DE-7 Commissioned 28 April 1943 - Decommissioned 19 November 1945 Struck from Naval Register 5 December 1945 Sold 27 November 1946 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Griswold DE-7 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

1945-09-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-01-09

Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-02-10

Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-02-10

Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS GRISWOLD earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ensign Don T. Griswold, Jr., USN (8 July 1917 - 6 June 1942)
         Griswold joined the Naval Aviation Corps. During the crucial Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942, his scout-bomber scored a hit on a Japanese ship but paid dearly for it as he was hit by antiaircraft fire and plunged into the sea. Ens. Griswold was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Don T. Griswold, mother of Ens. Griswold.

 

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