CLOUES DE 265

Ship Name and Designation History

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Evarts Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 23 February 1943 - Launched 6 April 1943 USS CLOUES DE-265 Commissioned 10 August 1943 - Decommissioned 26 November 1945 Stricken 5 December 1945 Sold 22 May 1947 for scrap

Ensign Edward B. Cloues, USN

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1. USS Cloues DE-265 Covers Page 1    (1943)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

(1943)-12-30

Censored, WWII use. Weak date written in pen.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2z

1945-11-16

Last Day of Postal Service. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS CLOUES earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ensign Edward Blanchard Cloues, USN (25 December 1917 - 7 December 1941)
        Cloues was born in Warner, NH. and graduated from Simonds Free High School at the top of his class, had been active in sports, and a member of the school’s orchestra. He attended the University of New Hampshire for a year pending his appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, where he graduated on 06 June 1940.
        Cloues left Long Beach, Cal. on 22 June 1940 on board USS Cimarron AO-22, along with eleven classmates headed for USS Arizona BB-39 at Pearl Harbor, all standing deck watches. The Arizona ensigns did not share the luxury cruise to Hawaii in SS Monterey with others of their class. Upon arrival he was assigned to A division (auxiliaries) in Arizona. USS Arizona went into Bremerton for overhaul in October and Cloues, forever fourth platoon, was assigned as basketball coach. USS Arizona returned to Pearl Harbor in January, and in February Cloues was qualified for top watch in engineering. In June, USS Arizona returned to San Pedro for a "Strength through Love" visit. About the same time Cloues left the JO Mess, where he was president, for the Wardroom. The ship rejoined the Fleet at Pearl Harbor in August. On 07 December 1941 he was supposed to be on leave in Honolulu, but had traded with another Ensign for ship’s duty. He was on engineering duty in one of USS Arizona’s turrets during the Pearl Harbor attack and was killed in action. He lies still in his ship.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alfred S. (Hattie) Cloues, mother of Ensign Cloues.

 

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