AGERHOLM DD 826

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid September 10 1945 - Launched March 30 1946 USS AGERHOLM DD-826 Commissioned June 20 1946 - Decommissioned December 1 1978 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1978 Sunk July 18 1982 as target off California

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-78)

 

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 Post Office Period July 1 1946 to April 26 1960

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-10

1946-06-20

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2

1951-10-31

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2

1955-01-20

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-01-03

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1955-01-20

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2nd Post Office Period 1962 to 1978

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1969-10-07

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) 1962

1969-03-04

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) 1975

1976-06-20

30th Anniversary, cachet by Rich Hoffner and sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1967-01-24

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1978-11-29

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

AGERHOLM earned 4 Battle Stars for Korea and 8 Battle Stars for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - PFC Harold Christ Agerholm, USMCR (January 29 1925 - July 7 1944)
Agerholm was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while engaged with Japanese forces on Saipan in the Marianas Islands. He was also awarded the Purple Heart Medal (posthumously), the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze stars.

 

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