RICHARD M ROWELL DE 403

Ship Name and Designation History

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John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid August 18 1943 - Launched November 17 1943 USS RICHARD M. ROWELL DE-403 Commissioned March 9 1944 - Decommissioned July 2 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968 Sold June 1969 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established March 6 1944 - Disestablished May 27 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-01-25

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Other Information

RICHARD M. ROWELL received six battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 2 stars

NAMESAKE - Richard Merrill Rowell USNR (August 6 1916 - May 8 1942)
Rowell enlisted in the Naval Reserve August 8 1939, he was commissioned Ensign August 20 1940. Reporting for duty as a fighter pilot to USS LEXINGTON CV-2 on November 5 1940, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing a Japanese plane February 20 1942. During the Battle of the Coral Sea May 7-8 1942, he won a gold star in lieu of a second Distinguished Flying Cross, before failing to return from his last mission

 

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