OVERTON APD 23

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid October 30 1918 - Launched July 10 1919


1. USS OVERTON Destroyer No. 239
   Commissioned June 30 1920
   
   
2. USS OVERTON DD-239
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned February 3 1931
   Placed in rotating reserve commission 1932 - Decommissioned November 20 1937
   Recommissioned September 26 1939
   
   
3. USS OVERTON APD-23
   Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) August 23 1943
   Decommissioned July 28 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945
   Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Overton DD-239 / APD-23 Covers Page 1    (1924-42)

 

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

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1st Commissioning June 30 1920 to February 3 1931

 

Locy Type 9

1924-06-29

As DD-239

 

Locy Type 9

1926-04-11

As DD-239

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2nd Commissioning 1932 to November 20 1937

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "MIAMI / FLORIDA"

1934-10-25

As DD-239

 

Locy Type 5hks "ANTILLA / CUBA"

1933-09-18

As DD-239

 

Locy Type LDC 3 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-11-20

As DD-239
Last Day in Commission

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3rd Commissioning September 26 1939 to July 30 1945

 

Locy Type FDC REC'D USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1

1939-09-26

As DD-239
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1939-11-20

As DD-239
First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1939-11-20

As DD-239
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-20

As DD-239
First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-02-21

As DD-239
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

OVERTON earned 8 battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Captain Macon C. Overton, USMC (1890– November 1 1918).
Mortally wounded while guiding a tank against an enemy position at St. George, France November 1 1918, Marine Captain Overton had previously been awarded the Croix de Guerre with silver star and palm for action in the Bois de Belleau (June 13 1918) and the Distinguished Service Cross for action near Mont Blanc (October 2–10 1918).
For his courage and leadership at St. George, Captain Overton was posthumously awarded an Oak Leaf cluster to his Distinguished Service Cross.

 

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