WREN DD 568

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 24 April 1943 - Launched 29 January 1944 USS WREN DD-568 Commissioned 20 May 1944 - Decommissioned 13 July 1946 Recommissioned 7 September 1951 - Decommissioned December 1963 Stricken 1 December 1974 Sold 22 October 1975 and broken up for scrap

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1. USS Wren DD-568 Covers Page 1    (1946-1962)

 

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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1st Commissioning 20 May 1944 to 13 July 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-03-05

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2nd Commissioning 7 September 1951 to December 1963

 

Locy Type 2r

1961-12-09

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Locy Type 2r

1962-05-19

Armed Forces Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 9efu

1961-12-09

Insert card from the December 9 1961 cover.

 

Other Information

USS Wren earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

WREN DD-568 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC
Solomon Wren was born in 1780 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 1 1799. He served on various ships and participated in the Tripoli invasion of 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN. He was detached from the Marine Corps on March 24 1805 and no further record of his life has been found.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Jeanne F. Dockweiler.

 

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