FOWLER DE 222

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid April 5 1943 - Launched July 3 1943


1. USS FOWLER DE-222
   Commissioned March 15 1944 - Decommissioned June 28 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1965
   Sold December 29 1966 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-46)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945 "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-08

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Locy Type 2(n) (used after POD)

1946-05-02

Post office discontinued January 25 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-21

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Other Information

FOWLER earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Lt. (jg) Robert Ludlow Fowler III USN (1919-42)
Fowler was killed in action, while serving aboard the destroyer USS DUNCAN DD-485 during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of October 11-12 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

 

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