McGINTY DE 365

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 May 3 1944 - Launched and Christened August 5 1944 USS McGINTY DE-365 Commissioned September 25 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Recommissioned March 28 1951 - Decommissioned September 19 1959 McGINTY DE-635 Placed In Service as a Group II unit of the Select Reserve ASW Force Assigned to ResCortDiv 13 Mobilized by Presidential order August 25 1961 for the Berlin Crisis USS McGINTY DE-635 Recommissioned October 2 1961 - Decommissioned August 1 1962 McGINTY DE-635 Placed In Service resumed NRT duties at Portland, Or Placed Out of Service September 23 1968 Struck from Naval Register September 23 1968 Sold October 27 1969 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS McGinty DE-365 Covers Page 1     (1951)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning March 28 1951 to September 19 1959

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-08-14

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-08-14

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Postmark is on the back. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type 2

1951-12-12

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-12-12

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3rd Commissioning October 2 1961 to August 1 1962

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1962-07-31

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Other Information

USS McGINTY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, two National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Soundman Third Class Franklin Alexander McGinty (November 22 1911 August 5 1943)
McGinty was born in Atlanta, Ga., enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 17 August 1942 and joined PLYMOUTH (PG 57) 1 January 1943 for duty as soundman third class. On 5 August the gunboat was hit by a torpedo as she prepared to depth charge U-566 off Cape Charles. Despite raging fires, McGinty entered the ship's magazine where he attempted to rescue a trapped shipmate. He, too, was trapped by the flames and was unable to escape before PLYMOUTH sank. For extraordinary heroism without regard for his own safety, McGinty was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously.

 

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