EARLE B HALL APD 107

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 9 1944 as DE-597 Launched March 1 1944 Redesignated Crosley Class High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 USS EARLE B. HALL APD-107 Commissioned May 15 1945 - Decommissioned September 27 1946 Recommissioned December 7 1950 - Decommissioned September 13 1957 Recommissioned November 29 1961 - Decommissioned January 15 1965 Struck from the Naval Register February 1 1965 Sold January 28 1966 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-61)

 

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

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1st Commissioning May 15 1945 to September 27 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15866)

1946-02-04

Note:

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2nd Commissioning December 7 1950 to September 13 1957

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-01-17

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-01-17

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1952-05-17

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 2

1957-09-13

Last Day Postal Service

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3rd Commissioning November 29 1961 to January 15 1965

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)

1961-11-29

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1963-12-21

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1963-12-21

Enclosed Christmas card

 

Other Information

EARLE B. HALL received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1).

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Aviation Machinist's Mate Earle Boitnott Hall USN (December 25 1919 - December 27 1941)
Hall was killed and posthumously awarded an Air Medal for meritorious achievement in a patrol mission against Japanese forces on the wild Sulu island of Jolo, Philippines

 

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