SEID DE 256

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 Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 10 January 1943 - Launched and Christened 22 February 1943 USS SEID DE-256 Commissioned 11 June 1943 - Decommissioned 7 December 1945 Struck from Naval Register 8 January 1946 Sold 17 April 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Seid DE-256 Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-17

N/A

The postmark is not identified with the ship, so this cover was posted either on another ship or ashore. From the John Germann collection.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-11-09

N/A

The postmark is not identified with the ship, so this cover was posted either on another ship or ashore. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS SEID earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ensign Daniel Seid, USNR (29 November 1918 - 1 February 1942)
         Seid enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Long Beach on 10 September 1940, as Seaman Second Class. On 15 September 1940, Seaman Seid was assigned to preliminary flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Long Beach. On 19 November 1940, he was appointed Aviation Cadet, USNR, and reported for training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, on 25 November 1940. Following additional training at the Naval Air Station, Miami, Florida, and appointment as Naval Aviator, he was commissioned Ensign, USNR, on 25 July 1941. Seid was assigned to temporary duty, Fleet Air Detachment, at the San Diego Naval Air Station prior to reporting for duty with Scouting Squadron 6 aboard the USS Enterprise CV-6 on 9 November 1941. On 1 February 1942, Ensign Seid participated in the initial attack on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. In the face of enemy fighter opposition and heavy antiaircraft fire, Ensign Seid determinedly pressed his attack on the enemy installations on Roi Island until he was killed in action. He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. George Seid, mother of Ensign Seid.

 

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