AMICK DE 168
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.
- USS AMICK DE-168
Commissioned July 26 1943 - Decommissioned May 16 1947
- ASAHI DE-262 (Japanese Naval Service)
Loaned to Japan June 14 1955 and renamed
Returned to U.S. Navy 1975
- DATU SIRATUNA (Philippians Naval Service)
Transferred to The Philippines September 13 1976 and renamed
Stricken and scrapped 1989
Cannon Class Type DET Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid January 7 1943 - Launched May 27 1943
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1945-46)
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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image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Locy Type |
1945-11-22 |
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Ship used only 2z and SLKb(n) devices
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1946-01-01 |
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New Year's Day, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill
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1946-01-01 |
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New Year's Day, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill
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1955-08-07 |
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Welcome to Norfolk VA ASAHI (Japan) (ex USS Amick DE-168), cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Eugene Earle Amick USNR (January 26 1919 - August 9 1942)
Amick studied at the University of Kansas City and Rockhurst College before entering William Jewell College in 1937. After graduating from the latter in 1941, Amick enlisted in The Naval Reserve on September 19 1941. Following preliminary training he was appointed a Midshipman on February 13 1942 and entered The United States Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Northwestern University. Upon his successful completion of the officers' candidate course there, he was commissioned Ensign on May 14 1942 and assigned to USS ASTORIA CA-34. Amick served in that cruiser during the early summer of 1942 as she prepared to participate in the first Allied thrust in the Pacific the invasion of the Solomon Islands at Guadalcanal. He was killed on the second night after the original landings as Allied warships attempted to protect American beachheads in the Battle of Savo Island in the small hours of August 9.
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