GEORGE E BADGER DD 196
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.
- Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER DD-196
Commissioned July 28 1920 - Decommissioned August 11 1922
- USCGC GEORGE E. BADGER CGC-16
Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard October 1 1930
Returned to U.S. Navy May 21 1934
Reclassified Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) October 1 1939, While in reserve
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER AVP-16
Recommissioned January 8 1940
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER AVD-3
Reclassified Seaplane Tender Destroyer (AVD) August 2 1940
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER DD-196
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) December 1 1943
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER APD-33
Converted to High-speed Transport (APD) April 10 1944
- USS GEORGE E. BADGER DD-196
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) July 20 1945
Decommissioned October 3 1945
Struck from Naval Register October 24 1945
Sold 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid September 24 1918 - Launched March 6 1920
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- George E. Badger Covers Page 1 (1940-44)
Postmarks
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning January 8 1940 to October 3 1945
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Locy Type |
1940-01-08 |
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AS AVP-16
First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1940-02-10 |
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As AVP-16
First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1940-02-10 |
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AS AVP-16
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1944-05-15 |
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As APD-33
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Locy Type |
1944-03-12 |
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As DD-196
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Locy Type |
1942-01-08 |
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As AVD-3
Manuscript ship's name on the front of the cover.
Other Information
GEORGE E. BADGER received eight battle stars for World War II service in addition to the Presidential Unit Citation
NAMESAKE - George Edmund Badger (April 17 1795 - May 11 1866)
Following a partial college education at Yale, Badger studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814. Badger practiced law in North Carolina, was active in state politics and held public office on occasion. A supporter of Andrew Jackson from the 1820s, he separated with him in the mid-1830s, became a leader of the Whig party and helped carry the Whigs to victory in the 1840 Presidential election. Upon taking office, President William Henry Harrison appointed George E. Badger as his Secretary of the Navy, and he continued in that post when John Tyler succeeded to the Presidency upon Harrison's death. Badger's brief term as Secretary was marked by efforts to strengthen the Navy in the face of tension with Great Britain, the establishment of the Home Squadron and continued interest in steamships. Badger resigned in September 1841, during a general cabinet shakeup. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1846 and remained a Senator until 1855. His political activities continued into the 1860s, when he was a Unionist during the secession crisis but thereafter supported the Confederate war effort. George E. Badger died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 11 1866.
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