ROMBACH DE 364

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 April 10 1944 - Launched June 6 1944 USS ROMBACH DE-364 Commissioned September 20 1944 Assigned to NRT 13th Naval District Seattle July 1946 Decommissioned January 9 1958 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1972 Sold December 19 1972 for scrap

Naval Covers

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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 P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-29

1946-04-10

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal Third Row: Navy Occupation Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Severin Louis Rombach (November 26 1914 - June 4 1942)
Rombach enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Grosse Ille, Mich., May 5 1939; was appointed Aviation Cadet September 21; and was designated Naval Aviator May 10 1940. On June 12 he was promoted to Ensign, and shortly thereafter was assigned to USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 for duty flying with Torpedo Squadron 6. Rombach was promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) May 28 1942. He was reported missing in action on June 4, after his plane had been hit in the Battle of Midway. Lieutenant (junior grade) Rombach was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his participation in " ... a vigorous and intensive assault against the Japanese invasion fleet, ... Rombach pressed home his attack with relentless determination, in the face of a terrific barrage of antiaircraft fire

 

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