WAGNER DER 539

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.

John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid November 8 1943 Launched December 27 1944 as Destroyer Escort DE-539 Construction suspended February 17 1947 due to postwar cutbacks Construction resumed October 19 1953 as Radar Picket Ship (DER) USS WAGNER DER-539 Commissioned November 22 1955 - Decommissioned June 1960 Struck from Naval Register November 1 1974 Sunk as target (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1955-57)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2r

1955-12-20

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - William Daniel Wagner USNR (May 16 1924 - October 19 1942)
Wagner enlisted in the Naval Reserve on February 7 1942 and attended the Navy Armed Guard School at Little Creek, Va. Attached to SS STEEL NAVIGATOR's armed guard crew, Seaman 2d Class Wagner was killed in action when his ship was torpedoed on October 19 1942 by German U-610

 

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