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Revision as of 17:54, 11 December 2017
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.
- Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort
- USS LeHARDY DE-20
Commissioned May 15 1943 - Decommissioned October 25 1945
Struck from Naval Register November 13 1945
Sold December 26 1946 to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island CA for scrap
Keel Laid April 15 1942 for Great Britain
Launched November 21 1942 as HMS DUFF BDE-20
Retained by U.S. Navy February 19 1943 and renamed
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-04-29 |
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Other Information
LeHARDY earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 stars
WWII Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Louis Marcel LeHardy USN (February 18 1905 - November 13 1942)
LeHardy served as Communications Aide to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Commanded the destroyer USS ZANE DMS-14 before, during and following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. Director of Communications for the SW Pacific Command under Adm. Ghormley, 1942. Adm. Callaghan asked him to join the CTF staff aboard the USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38 in the Fall of 1942 as Communications Officer for the CTF. Was on the bridge of the USS SAN FRANCISCO on the night of November 12-13 1942. Killed in action during the Naval Battle for Guadalcanal, November 13 1942. Buried at Sea somewhere in Indispensable Straits on the afternoon of November 13 1942. Awarded the Navy Cross posthumously.
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