FRAMENT APD 77

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.

Buckley Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid May 1 1943 - Launched June 28 1943 USS FRAMENT DE-677 Commissioned August 15 1943 USS FRAMENT APD-77 Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) December 15 1944 Decommissioned May 30 1946 Stricken January 1 1960 Sent to Ecuador as power hulk July 1961

Naval Covers

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1. USS Frament APD-77 Covers Page 1     (1943-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Quincy MA

1943-06-28

No Image

Launching, cachet incorrectly gives the ships name as "FRAMONT".

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Quincy MA

1943-06-28

No Image

Launching, ships name in cachet is corrected.

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Locy Type 2z

1946-01-31

As APD-77

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-05-13

Cachet by Ted Harrington.

 

Other Information

USS FRAMENT received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Paul Stanley Frament, born February 4 1919 at Cohoes, N.Y., enlisted in the Naval Reserve December 29 1941, and died November 19 1942 of wounds received in action while serving as pharmacist's mate third class with the Marine Corps on Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his fearless devotion to duty in tending Marines under fire.

 

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