EPPERSON DD 719

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 June 20 1945 Launched December 22 1945 as DD-719 Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) January 28 1948 USS EPPERSON DDE-719 Commissioned March 19 1949 USS EPPERSON DD-719 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962 Decommissioned December 1 1975 Struck from Naval Register January 30 1976 TAIMUR D-166 (Pakistani Naval Service) Sold to Pakistan April 29 1977 and renamed Decommissioned by Pakistan 1999 Sunk March 2000 as target

Naval Covers

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1. Epperson Covers Page 1    (1949-66)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-21

1949-03-19 to 1949-06-04

As DDE-719
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDPS 2t(nu)

1949-04-22

As DDE-719
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 (B)

1955-01-21

As DDE-719

 

Locy Type 2 (A)

1962-10-03

As DD-719

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1951-05-19

As DDE-719
Using DD device

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1966-06-06

As DD-719

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1949-04-26

As DDE-719

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (DD)

1949-03-19 to 1949-06-04

As DDE-719

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-21c

1955-01-21

As DDE-719

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-21b

1949-04-21

As DDE-719

 

Other Information

EPPERSON received 5 battle stars for her Korean War service.

NAMESAKE - Private First Class Harold Glenn Epperson, USMCR (July 4 1923 - June 25 1944).
PFC Epperson was postumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the First Battalion, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on the Island of Saipan, the Marianas, on 25 June 1944.

 

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