DEMPSEY DE 26

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 Keel Laid October 1 1942 for Great Britain Launched February 19 1943 BDE-26 Retained by U.S. Navy June 14 1943 USS DEMPSEY DE-26 Commissioned July 24 1943 - Decommissioned November 22 1945 Stricken November 28 1945 Sold June 16 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-09-19 to 1944-09-25

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

DEMPSEY earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 stars
WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Richard John Dempsey USN (February 8 1919 - August 9 1942)
Dempsey was commissioned Ensign November 14 1940. Lieutenant (junior grade) Dempsey was killed in the Battle of Savo Island August 9 1942 when his ship USS VINCENNES CA-44 was sunk

 

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