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.

Wickes (Little) Class Destroyer
Keel Laid January 2 1918 - Launched May 26 1918


1. USS CHEW Destroyer No. 106
   Commissioned December 12 1918
   Placed in Reduced Commission November 1919
   
   
2. 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

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941-42)

 

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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2nd Commissioning October 14 1940 to October 15 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

First Day of Postal Service...Second commissioning 1940-45

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning.

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-01-29 to 1941-01-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBB)

1941-08-29 to 1941-08-29

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Catalog Illustration C-40

1942-03-27 to 1942-03-27

Note:

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Catalog Illustration C-40

1944-06-07 to 1943-06-07

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)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Samuel Chew (About 1750 - March 4 1778) was an officer in the Continental Navy.

 

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