DIACHENKO LPR 123

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid July 18 1944 as Destroyer Escort DE-690 Redesignated Crosley Class High-speed Transport (APD) While under construction Launched August 15 1944 USS ALEX DIACHENKO APD-123 Commissioned December 8 1944 USS DIACHENKO APD-123 Name shortened March 1 1945 Decommissioned July 30 1959 Recommissioned June 8 1962 USS DIACHENKO LPR-123 Redesignated Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR) January 1 1969 Decommissioned October 31 1969 Struck from Naval Register September 15 1974 Sold June 1 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-64)

 

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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Post Office Established February 17 1945 - Disestablished March 1 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-05-04

APD-123

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Post Office Closed At This Time.

 

Locy Type CD-R2

1950-05-20

APD-123. ""Received" stamps are used in many ship's offices to mark correspondence to indicate the date (and often the time) it was received. On occasion these and similar markings (even a few that say "PAID" or "CANCELLED") have also been used to postmark mail, especially when the ship had no operating post office at the time, or no standard postmark was available." USCS Postmark Catalog, Vol. 5. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

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Post Office Reestablished 1962 - Disestablished September 22 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n) (APD,USS)

1964-09-03

As APD-123

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (APD,USS)

1964-09-03

As APD-123

 

Other Information

DIACHENKO earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII
* Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines
Police Harbor, Mindanao Island, April 17-23 1945
* Borneo operations
Balikpapan operation, June 26 to July 4 1945

Earned 6 Battle Stars for Korea
* North Korean Aggression
July 19 to September 12 1950
Inchon Landing September 13-17 1950
* September 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3 1950 to January 24 1951
* First UN Counter Offensive
January 25 to March 29 1951
* Second Korean Winter
April 10-19 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May 21-22 1952
July 22 to August 1 1952
October 17 1952
November 8 1952

Earned 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnam Defense
July 18-23 1965
August 3-6 1965
August 18 to September 9 1965
September 22 to October 2 1965
October 27 to November 18 1965
* Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
August 30 to September 1 1966
September 8-9 and 13-25 1966
* Tet Counteroffensive
March 5-21 1968
* Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IV
April 4-21 1968
May 12 to June 1 1968
June 26-30 1968
* Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase V
July 1-13 1968
August 2-12 1968

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (4) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Alex Maxwell Diachenko (March 21 1919 - March 10 1943)
Diachenko enlisted in the Navy September 24 1940. On March 10 1943, his ship USS EBERLE DD-430 apprehended a blockade runner in the South Atlantic, and Watertender Second Class Diachenko was one of the boarding party sent to seize the ship. These men lost their lives when scuttling charges exploded. Diachenko was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his courageous role in this action

 

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