REID DD 369

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.

Mahan Class Destroyer
Keel Laid June 25 1934 - Launched January 11 1936


1. USS REID DD-369
   Commissioned November 2 1936
   SUNK (Kamikaze) December 11 1944 in Ormoc Bay Leyte Philippines
   150 of her crew were lost and remain on duty

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Reid DD-369 Covers Page 1    (1936-42)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 3r(A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1936-11-02

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 3r(A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1936-11-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "NEW / YEARS DAY"

1938-01-01

New Years Day 1938

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)

1941-05-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-10-05

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-09-05

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1941-11-27

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type SLPbs(n) (31x2.5)

1938-05-01

Uncataloged Straight-line marking. Cover is signed by Wilber W. Carter, NMC

 

Locy Type RECD

1938-04-30

Back side of the May 1 1938 cover. Wilber W. Carter, NMC address label seen

 

Other Information

REID earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service

REID was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Samuel Chester Reid, USN (August 24 1783 – January 28 1861)
Reid entered the Navy in 1794. He served in CONSTELLATION with Commodore Thomas Truxtun and in 1803 became master of the brig MERCHANT. During the War of 1812 he commanded the privateer GENERAL ARMSTRONG and at Fayal, Azores, in 1814 engaged gunboats from British men-of-war en route to Jamaica and New Orleans, Louisiana. Although eventually forced to scuttle and abandon his ship, Reid's action delayed the British squadron and aided General Jackson's defense of New Orleans.
He was appointed master in the Navy in 1844 and died at New York January 28 1861

Four ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS REID Destroyer No. 21, USS REID DD-292, USS REID DD-369 and
USS REID FFG-30.

 

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