SPANGLER DE 696

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 28 April 1943 - Launched 15 July 1943 USS SPANGLER DE-696 Commissioned 31 October 1943 - Decommissioned 30 June 1948 Recommissioned 5 July 1951 - Decommissioned 8 October 1958 Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1972 Sold 20 November 1972 for scrap

Lt. (jg.) Donald H. Spangler, USN

Naval Covers

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1. USS Spangler DE-696 Covers Page 1     (1943-1946)

 

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 31 October 1943 to 30 June 1948

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-12-11

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Locy Type 2z

1946-01-14

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2nd Commissioning July 5 1951 to October 8 1958

 

Locy Type 2r

1957-07-24

Cacheted. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1957-07-24

Cacheted. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS SPANGLER earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lt. (jg.) Donald Hays Spangler, USN (29 May 1918 - 13 November 1942)
Spangler was appointed Midshipman at the Naval Academy on 8 July 1938 and commissioned Ensign on 19 December 1941. Ensign Spangler reported for duty in USS Atlanta CL-51 at Boston, Mass., on 3 January 1942. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) to date from 1 October 1942. Lt. (jg.) Spangler was killed in action when USS ATLANTA was heavily damaged during the night action off Savo Island in the Solomons on 13 November 1942.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Myrtle E. Spangler, Lt. Spangler's mother.

 

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