HEALY DD 672

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer
Keel Laid March 4 1943 - Launched July 4 1943


1. USS HEALEY DD-672
   Commissioned September 3 1943 - Decommissioned July 11 1946
   Recommissioned August 3 1951 - Decommissioned March 11 1958
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974
   Sold April 12 1976 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-57)

 

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 Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Postmark Kearney, NJ

1943-07-04

Twin Launching - HEALEY (DD-672) and Hickox (DD-673)
Cachet by George Neumann

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1st Commissioning September 3 1943 to July 11 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-23

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Locy Type 2z*

1944-01-13

Censored Sailors Mail. Manuscript received date of 2/11/44 determined month of use.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-21c

1945-11-02

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2nd Commissioning August 3 1951 to March 11 1958

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-08-27

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-21b

1953-07-26

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Other Information

HEALY earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)

HEALY DD-672 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Commander Howard R. Healy (March 28 1899 – May 8 1942)
Healy distinguished himself on board the Aircraft Carrier USS LEXINGTON CV-2 during The Battle of Coral Sea. He died in action while trying to control torpedo damage to the vessel.

 

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