BASILONE DD 824

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 July 7 1945 Launched December 21 1945 as DD-824 Work Halted January 1946 - Work Resumed November 1947 Redesignated Escort Destroyer (DDE) January 28 1948 USS BASILONE DDE-824 Commissioned July 26 1949 USS BASILONE DD-824 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) August 7 1962 Decommissioned November 1 1977 Struck from Naval Register November 1 1977 Sunk April 9 1982 as target off Florida

Naval Covers

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1. Basilone Covers Page 1     (1949-77)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n)

1949-08-01

As DDE-824
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1950-07-14

As DDE-824
Using "DD" strike

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-02-22

As DD-824
Keel Laying of the USS Mississippi DLGN-40, cachet by Tazwell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-12-22

As DD-824
Merry Christmas, cachet by Fred Karcher

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1976-03-26

As DD-824
Official Business

 

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

1958-03-08

As DDE-824

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS,NY)

1973-10-15

As DD-824

 

Locy Type P [2t(n+u) with "E" removed]

1963-03-25

As DD-824

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1977-10-15

As DD-824
Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, USMC (November 4 1916 – February 19 1945).
Sgt. Basilone received The Medal of Honor for his actions during October 1942 at the Battle of Guadalcanal. He was killed in action on February 19 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His heroic actions there resulted in being posthumously honored with The Navy Cross and Purple Heart.

 

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