GOSS DE 444

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 December 16 1943 - Launched March 19 1944 USS GOSS DE-444 Commissioned August 26 1944 - Decommissioned June 15 1946 Recommissioned December 27 1950 - Decommissioned October 10 1958 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1972 Sold November 20 1972 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kearny NJ

1944-03-19

N/A

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Kearny NJ Machine

1944-03-19

Twin launching with USS KENDALL C. CAMPBELL DE-443

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1st Commissioning August 26 1944 to June 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD 247)

c 1945

N/A

On Piece. "The error cancels were never reported used." USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (DD 247)

c 1945

N/A

On Piece. "The error cancels were never reported used." USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Other Information

USS GOSS earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 4 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Angus R. Goss, USMC (January 8 1910 - August 10 1942)
Goss enlisted in the United States Marine Corps September 12 1930. Marine Gunner Goss was awarded the Navy Cross and Britain's Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for extraordinary heroism in combat on Tulagi August 10 1942. Although severely wounded by a grenade explosion, Goss ignored enemy machine-gun and rifle fire, charging into a cave where the enemy was entrenched and single-handedly destroyed the Japanese with a sub-machine gun.

 

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