HAROLD J ELLISON DD 864

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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 October 3 1944 - Launched March 14 1945

  1. USS HAROLD J. ELLISON DD-864
    Commissioned June 23 1945 - Decommissioned October 1 1983

    Struck from Naval Register October 1 1983

  2. PNS SHAH JAHAN D-164 (Pakistani Naval Service)
    Sold to Pakistan October 1 1983 and renamed

    Stricken by Pakistan 1994
    Cannibalized and sunk as a missile target

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1946-72)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To		 Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2

1950-12-25

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n) (plain killers)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. H-13

1946-05-11

War Games, cachet by the Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2(n) (plain killers)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. H-13

1947-01-28
to
1947-01-29

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

(Black Ink)

1965-03-23

GEMINI Recovery Force, cachet by the Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

(Blue Ink)

1965-03-23

GEMINI Recovery Force, cachet by the Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

(Gold Ink)

1965-03-23

GEMINI Recovery Force, cachet by the Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1969-07-22

Official Ship's Cachet


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1972-07-01

Official Ship's Cachet


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu) 1946

1947-01-28
to
1947-01-29

Note:


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu) 1966

1966-04-08

Note:


 

Locy Type
9eft(nu) (USS)

1972-07-01

Official Ship's Cachet. Weak strike of this postmark.


 

Locy Type
9#

(Br. #15968)

1947-01-28
to
1947-01-29

Note:


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2t(n+u)

1972-07-06

Last Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
LDPS 9eft(nu)

1972-07-06

Last Day Postal Service


 

Mailer's Postmark
Permit 18203

Philadelphia PA

1983-06-23

No Image

38th Anniversary and Open House, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS Pictorial

"B Free Franklin Station"

Philadelphia PA

1983-10-01

No Image

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Harold Ellison USN (? - June 5 1942)
Ellison was appointed Ensign October 20 1941 after completing flight training. Soon afterwards he reported to Torpedo Squadron 8 on board famous Carrier USS HORNET CV-8. In the pivotal battle of Midway, June 4-5 1942, Ellison and his comrades led a torpedo attack on the Japanese ships, pressing home, the attack without fighter cover and knowing they had insufficient fuel to return to HORNET. Though no hits were scored in this first attack, the torpedo bombers diverted the Japanese ships, decoyed their combat air patrols away from Navy dive bombers, and thus contributed importantly to the great victory. Ensign Ellison was presumed dead June 5 1942 and received the Navy Cross posthumously for his gallantry.

 

 

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