COPELAND FFG 25
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.
Keel Laid 24 October 1979 - Christened & Launched 26 July 1980 |
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- USS Copeland FFG-25 Covers Page 1 (1979-1996)
Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) |
1982-08-07 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Ronald Reeves
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Locy Type 2-1(n+) |
1983-05-10 |
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Official Ships Cachet
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Locy Type 9-1(n+u) |
1984-03-01 |
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Official Ships Cachet. Cover serviced by Richard Hoffner
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Locy Type LDC F |
1996-09-18 |
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Last Day in Commission. Cover serviced by Richard Hoffner
Other Information
USS COPELAND earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Robert Witcher Copeland, USNR (September 9 1910 - August 25 1973)
Copeland enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1929 and was commissioned as a Naval Reserve officer in 1935. He practiced law from 1935 until 1940, when he was ordered to active duty during the Navy's pre-World War II expansion. During the War, he commanded USS PAWTUCKET YT-7, USS BLACK DOUGLAS PYc-45, USS WYMAN DE-38 and USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS DE-413. During the Battle off Samar, October 25 1944, he commanded SAMUEL B. ROBERTS as a member of Task Unit 77.4.3, a small force of six escort (or "Jeep") carriers, three destroyers, and three destroyer-escorts - known as "Taffy 3." Lieutenant Commander Copeland led his ship and crew in an attack on a greatly superior Japanese battleship and cruiser force. Though his ship was lost, this action helped defeat the Japanese counter-offensive against the Leyte invasion, and for this, he was awarded The Navy Cross. Following World War II, Copeland resumed his law career while remaining a member of the Naval Reserve, in which he rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Robert W. Copeland died at Tacoma, Washington, on August 25 1973
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