CANNON DE 99

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.

Cannon Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid November 14 1942 - Launched May 25 1943


1. USS CANNON DE-99
   Commissioned September 26 1943 - Decommissioned December 19 1944
   Stricken July 20 1953
   
   
2. CT Baependi U-27/D-17
   Transferred to Brazil December 19 1944 - stricken and scrapped in 1974.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943)

 

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Wilmington DE

1943-05-25 to 1943-05-25

Launching

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-16

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - 1st Lieutenant George H. Cannon, USMC (November 5 1915 - December 7 1941)
Born at St. Louis Mo., George H. Cannon accepted appointment as second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on June 27 1938. With the 6th Defense Battalion on Midway Island, Lieutenant Cannon was killed in action during the bombardment of Sand Island by Japanese forces on December 7 1941. For his distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own condition during that bombardment, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

 

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