ORLECK DD 886

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid November 28 1944 - Launched May 12 1945 USS ORLECK DD-886 Commissioned September 15 1945 - Decommissioned October 1 1982 Struck from Naval Register August 6 1987 TCG YUCETEPE D-345 (Turkish Naval Service) Transferred to Turkey October 1 1982 and renamed Decommissioned 1 April 1998 Returned to the US 12 August 2000 Museum and memorial at Orange, TX 12 August 2000 Museum and memorial at Lake Charles, LA 20 May 2010 Museum and memorial at Jacksonville FL 26 March 2022

Naval Covers

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1. USS Orleck DD-886 Covers Page 1    (1946-1982)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) (1945-1953)

1948-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n) (1955)

1955-10-01

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13a

1965-06-08

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13b

1970-10-27

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Locy Type F "CHINA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13

1946-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type F "SHANGHAI" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13

1946-10-27

Navy Day

 

Other Information

USS ORLECK earned the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star, the Korean Service Medal w/ 4 campaign stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 14 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the United Nations Service Medal (Korea) and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Joseph Orleck, USN (22 January 1906 – 9 September 1943)
        Joe Orleck enlisted in the US Navy in 1924. When appointed Boatswain he was ordered to the USS LOUISVILLE and shortly thereafter to the USS QUINCY where he spent approximately three years. When commissioned Ensign he was ordered to the USS RAVEN and it was during this time that he earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from the President of the United States for rescue work during the Casablanca invasion.
        Lt. Orleck was the commanding officer of USS Nauset AT-89 and was killed in action when his ship was sunk by German aircraft in the Gulf of Salerno on 9 September 1943, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous firefighting and flood control efforts to prevent total loss of his ship during the Salerno assault.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Joseph Orleck, widow of Lt. Joseph Orleck.

 

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