DUNLAP DD 384

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.

Mahan Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 10 1935 - Launched April 18 1936


1. USS DUNLAP DD 384
   Commissioned June 12 1937 - Decommissioned December 14 1945
   
   Stricken January 28 1947
   Sold December 31 1947 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Dunlap DD-384 Covers Page 1    (1935-45)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "SANDIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS Southard DD 207

1935-04-10

Keel Laying of DUNLAP (DD 384), cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1937-06-12

Commissioning, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1937-06-12

Commissioning. Cachet by Walter Czubay and Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "MONTREAL / CANADA"

1937-09-17

Shakedown Cruise, Cachet by - David R. Annis

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "MIAMI / FLA"

1938-02-09

Southern Cruise, Cachet by - David R. Annis

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK"

1938-08-08

Cachet by - Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "HONOLULU / LAUNCHED"

1937-08-26

Launching of USS Honolulu CL 48, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-07-04

Censored Sailor's mail. Independence Day.

 

Other Information

DUNLAP received six battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC (December 22 1879 – May 19 1931).
BGen Dunlap served with distinction in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and China during 1900, including the Battle of Tientsin of the Boxer Rebellion; and in the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1914.
For his distinguished service as regimental commander during the Meuse-Argonne campaign in World War I, he was awarded a Citation Certificate by Commander-in-Chief, A.E.F.; the French Fourragère; and the Navy Cross. In 1928 he served in Nicaragua and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Medal of Merit of Nicaragua.
Brigadier General Dunlap sacrificed his life attempting to rescue a woman imprisoned in a landslide in France on May 19 1931.

 

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