EVERETT F LARSON DD 830

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 4 September 1944 - Launched 28 January 1945 USS EVERETT F. LARSON DD-830 Commissioned 6 April 1945 USS EVERETT F. LARSON DDR-830 Redesignated Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) 18 March 1949 USS EVERETT F. LARSON DD-830 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 30 November 1962 Decommissioned 30 October 1972 Stricken 2 June 1975 ROKS JEONG BUK DD-96 Sold to South Korea 30 October 1972 and renamed Decommissioned by Korea December 1999 Now a museum in Kangwando, Korea

Naval Covers

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1. USS Everett F. Larson DD-830 / DDR-830 Covers Page 1    (1945-1971)

 

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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Post Office Established 5 April 1945 - Disestablished 15 September 1972

 

Locy Type 2

1953-09-28

As DDR-830

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-10-12

As DD-830
Columbus Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-04-07

As DD-830. WWII Patriotic cachet by Jacques Minkus

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1952-03-07

As DDR-830. Cachet by Louis S. Pentel

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-01-25

As DD-830. Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

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

1971-07-07

As DD-830

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-15

As DD-830

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-07-19

As DD-830

 

Locy Type 2# (Br# 15738)

1946-09-02

DD-830. Add-on cachet by Stewart Milstein

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-08-28

As DD-830

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15738)

1945-07-18

As DD-830
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P [2(n) with "R" removed]

1963-08-05

As DD-830

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Private First Class Everett Frederick Larson, USMCR (3 September 1920 - 8 October 1942)
Serving on Guadalcanal, PFC Larson was killed in action October 8 1942, while attempting to swim the Matankiau River under heavy enemy fire to rescue a wounded comrade. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for this selfless courage, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the 1st Marine Division for its actions on Guadalcanal.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. H. Larson, mother of Private First Class Larson.

The name Everett F. Larson was assigned to DE-554 on 30 November 1943, canceled on 10 June 1944, and reassigned to DD-830 on 10 July 1944.

 

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