DOUGLAS L HOWARD DE 138

Ship Name and Designation History

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Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 8 December 1942 - Launched and Christened 24 January 1943 USS DOUGLAS L. HOWARD DE-138 Commissioned 29 July 1943 - Decommissioned 17 June 1946 Stricken 1 October 1972 Sold 14 May 1974 for scrap

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1. USS Douglas L. Howard DE-138 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

U.S. NAVY 10088 Br. Postal Concentration Center Pearl Harbor HI

1945-08-27

Official Business

 

US Navy Kwajalein

1945-11-03

N/A

Sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS DOUGLAS L. HOWARD earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the WWII Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Captain Douglas Legate Howard, USN (11 February 1885 - 14 December 1936)
         Howard was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1906. He was commanding officer of USS Drayton DD-23, USS Rowan DD-64, and USS BELL DD-95 during World War I and was awarded the Navy Cross for his distinguished service on patrol and convoy escort duty in waters infested with submarines and mines. Captain Howard retired in 1933 and died at Annapolis December 14 1936

 

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