NEWELL DER 322

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.

Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort Keel Laid April 5 1943 - Launched June 29 1943 USS NEWELL DE-322 Commissioned October 30 1943 - Decommissioned November 20 1945 Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard USCGC NEWELL WDE-422 Commissioned July 20 1951 - Decommissioned June 1 1954 Returned to U.S. Navy Redesignated Radar Picket Escort (DER) November 1 1956 USS NEWELL DER-322 Recommissioned August 20 1957 - Decommissioned September 21 1968 Struck from Naval Register September 23 1968 Sold December 15 1971 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Newell Covers Page 1     (1945-64)

 

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 October 30 1943 to November 20 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-12

As DE-322
Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning August 20 1957 to September 21 1968

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DER)

1964-12-02

As DER-322

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 stars - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Byron Bruce Newell (November 29 1909 - October 26 1942)
Newell graduated from the Naval Academy June 5 1930. During the next decade he completed flight training and served in USS NEW MEXICO BB-40, USS SARATOGA CV-3, USS DECATUR DD-341, USS KANAWHA AO-1, and at the Naval Observatory, Washington. D.C. In August 1939 he reported to Cargo Ship USS GOLD STAR AG-12, home ported at Guam, before returning to Newport News for fitting out USS HORNET CV-8. Soon after the new carrier commissioned October 20 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor plunging the United States into World War II. Newell served in the great flattop throughout her career. As she carried Col. Jimmy Doolittle’s Army B-25 bombers to less than 650 miles from Japan and launched them April 18 1942 for their historic raid on Tokyo; as she helped rout a powerful Japanese task force in the decisive Battle of Midway. On the morning of October 26, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, a delayed action bomb exploded on the carrier’s fan tail killing Lt. Comdr. Newell

After her engines were removed, her hulk was used by 20th Century Fox in the making of the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora".

 

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