FOSS DE 59

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.

Buckley Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid December 31 1942 - Launched April 10 1943


1. USS FOSS DE-59
   Commissioned July 23 1943 - Decommissioned October 30 1957
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 1 1965
   Fate Undetermined: Either Sold in 1966 and broken up for scrap or Sunk as target 1966 or 1967

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-54)

 

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) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-23

1947-04-25

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Locy Type P [2(n), extra "E" removed] USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-23b

1950-02-20

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Locy Type P [9ef(nu), extra "E" removed]

1954-11-13

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Other Information

FOSS earned 1 Battle Star (Korea)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal w/1 star - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Ensign Rodney Shelton Foss USN (August 17 1919 - December 7 1941)
Foss was killed in the Pearl Harbor attack while serving at KANEOHE BAY NAS

 

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