LAKE DE 301

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.

Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid April 22 1943 - Launched August 18 1943


1. USS LAKE DE-301
   Commissioned February 5 1944 - Decommissioned December 3 1945
   
   Stricken December 19 1945
   Sold December 14 1946 to The Puget Sound Navigation Co., Seattle WA for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 2z

1944-11-09

Ship had no postal facilities; a souvenir "cancel".

 

Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration L-52

1945-11-23 to 1945-11-23

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Other Information

Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 stars
WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Pay Clerk John Ervin Lake USN (October 22 1910 - December 7 1941)
Lake enlisted in the Navy April 13 1928. After service on several ships and stations ashore, Lake was warranted Acting Pay Clerk September 16 1940 and assigned to cruiser USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25. He reported to the USS ARIZONA BB-39 September 20 1940 and was killed in action on board that battleship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

 

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