WALSH APD 111

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid February 27 1945 as "DE-601"
Redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport while under construction
Launched April 28 1945


1. USS WALSH APD-111
   Commissioned July 11 1945 - Decommissioned April 26 1946
   Laid up in the Florida and Texas Reserve Fleets
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 1 1966
   Sold July 1968 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-22

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15993)

1945-09-10

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lt.(jg.) Patrick Joseph Walsh, USNR (January 19 1908 - September 12 1945)
        Walsh accepted a commission in the Naval Reserve as a lieutenant, junior grade, on May 4 1942 in New York City. Receiving instruction at the Naval Training School, Boston, Mass., he later received more specialized training at the Armed Guard School, Little Creek, Va., from June 16 to July 22 1942.
        As Armed Guard Commander on "SS Patrick J. Hurley", Lt.(jg.) Walsh was killed in a brief, one-sided engagement with a German U-boat in the North Atlantic. On the night of September 12 1942, U-512 stealthily surfaced and closed the merchantman, undetected, before she opened fire with devastating effect. Walsh fell severely wounded in the initial shelling, taking shrapnel in the throat. In spite of the withering machine-gun fire directed at his battle station on the bridge, Lt.(jg.) Walsh remained at his post, though weak from loss of blood. For displaying selfless gallantry in battle, Walsh was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals.

 

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