CHEW DD 106
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.
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Wickes (Little) Class Destroyer
- USS CHEW Destroyer No. 106
Commissioned December 12 1918
Placed in Reduced Commission November 1919
- USS CHEW DD-106
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 1 1922
Recommissioned October 14 1940 - Decommissioned October 15 1945
Stricken November 1 1945
Sold October 4 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid January 2 1918 - Launched May 26 1918
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-44)
Postmarks
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2nd Commissioning October 14 1940 to October 15 1945
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1941-01-29
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First Day of Postal Service...Second commissioning 1940-45
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1941-01-29
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First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning.
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1941-01-29 |
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1941-01-29 |
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1941-01-29
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First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning.
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1941-01-29 |
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1941-08-29 |
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Notes: Cachet is thermographed.
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1942-03-27
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Note: censor "W.S.B." was Winston Seaborn Brown (1908-1999), who was XO of the ship at this time.
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1943-06-07
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The censor “W.S.B.” is the commanding officer Winston Seaborn Brown (1908-1999). He had acted as censor while XO and, per this cover, continued to do that even after taking over as CO.
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
NAMESAKE - Samuel Chew (About 1750 - March 4 1778) was an officer in the Continental Navy.
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