HARRY E HUBBARD DD 748

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid October 30 1943 - Launched March 24 1944 USS HARRY E. HUBBARD DD-748 Commissioned July 22 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Recommissioned May 14 1949 - Decommissioned December 12 1949 Recommissioned October 27 1950 - Decommissioned October 17 1969 Struck from Naval Register October 17 1969 Sold July 1970 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-62)

 

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

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1st Commissioning July 22 1944 to January 15 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-11-10

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Locy Type 2z + SLKb(n)

1946-02-11

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3rd Commissioning October 27 1950 to October 17 1969

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-01-23

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1950-10-27

USCS Postmark Catalog states "T-2 cancels dated earlier than Jan 23, 1951 are backdated"

 

Locy Type 2

1951-03-30

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-02-25

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-03-30

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Other Information

HARRY E. HUBBARD received 6 battle stars for World War II and Korean service

HARRY E. HUBBARD shared in the Navy Unit Commendation awarded to
Task Group 77.5 for support operations in the Gull of Tonkin August 2-5 1964

NAMESAKE - Harry Enson Hubbard USN (March 18 1903 - October 16 1942)
Hubbard graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1925, served 3 years in Battleship USS MARYLAND BB-46, then qualified in submarines at New London, Conn. Following duty in Submarine S-34, he completed Naval Academy postgraduate work, then served in Submarine Tender USS HOLLAND AS-3, and, was Executive Officer of Destroyer USS TWIGGS DD-127. He served at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, then commanded Destroyer USS ROPER DD-147 1939 to 1940, before assignment as staff gunnery officer for destroyers in the Atlantic. The latter duty terminated March 1 1942 when Hubbard took command of Destroyer USS MEREDITH DD-434. In command of MEREDITH, Hubbard helped screen Carrier USS HORNET CV-8 off Japan for the famed Doolittle bombing raids on Tokyo April 18 1942. Thereafter he conned his destroyer on-arduous patrol and escort from Hawaii to the Samoan, Fiji, and Solomon Islands. His destroyer helped cover transports landing reinforcements on bitterly contested Guadalcanal 18 September 1942. During the darkest days of the Solomons Campaign Hubbard joined in maintaining the lifeline of supplies to fighting men holding their ground on Guadalcanal. On October 15 1942 he fought his ship against Japanese carrier-based scouting planes, then fought off 18 enemy dive bombers and 12 torpedo planes launched by Japanese aircraft carrier ZUIKAKU. His gunners shot down five of the attackers, all the destroyermen following the example of Hubbard who carried on the fight though blinded by burns about his face. When his men had cleared the bridge, he abandoned the sinking MEREDITH scant moments before she made her final plunge. He perished on a life raft at sea the morning of October 16 1942. The heroic stand of Commander Hubbard and his destroyerman had drawn the enemy aircraft away from ships who made it to Guadalcanal with munitions and desperately needed supplies

 

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