CHARLES H ROAN DD 853

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid 27 September 1945 - Launched 15 March 1946 USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853 Commissioned 12 September 1946 - Decommissioned 21 September 1973 Struck from Naval Register 21 September 1973 TCG MARESAL FEVZI CAKMAK D-351 (Turkish Naval Service) Sold to Turkey 21 September 1973 and renamed Stricken by Turkish Navy and scrapped April 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Charles H. Roan DD-853 Covers Page 1    (1946-70)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC F "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-29

1946-09-12

Serviced by Al Cohen. His R/S marking is on the back.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-10-21

FDOI Sc. #951, 150th Anniversary of the Launching of the USF Constitution. Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (A,USS)

1964-01-19

Welcome to Norfolk, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1949-05-24

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1970-01-13

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-29a

1946-09-20

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-29b

1947-10-27

Navy Day cachet by M. Fay Muridge and sponsored by Alex R. Hesse

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Locy Type 2(n+) (B,USS)

1973-09-21

N/A

Cover made by ETCS Stephen T. White, USN. This cover documents the Decommissioning of the USS Charles H. Roan, with signature of the last CO, and
the Commissioning of TCG Maresal Fevzi Cakmak D-351 into the Turkish Navy and signed by the Turkish CO.
Thank you to Stephen T. White for donating this scan and information on this interesting cover.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Private First Class Charles Howard Roan, USMCR (August 16 1923 - September 18 1944).
PFC Roan, a rifleman in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, sacrificed his life to save those of four fellow Marines in the landing on Peleliu during World War II. For his heroism, he was posthumously awarded his nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. PFC Roan also received the Purple Heart and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars.

 

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