HOLLISTER DD 788

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 January 18 1945 - Launched October 9 1945 USS HOLLISTER DD-788 Commissioned March 29 1946 - Decommissioned August 31 1979 Struck from Naval Register August 31 1979 ROCS SHAO YANG DDG-929 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transferred to Taiwan March 3 1983 Scheduled for decommissioning June 1 2004 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1947-68)

 

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 FDPS 2(n)

1947-05-26

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-04-12

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Locy Type 2(n)

1948-05-10

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Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Illus. H-75

1958-11-27

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Illus. H-75a

1965-12-07

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Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Illus. H-75b

1968-04-04

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1954-12-18

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Other Information

NAMESAKES - The three Hollister brothers were sailors in the United States Navy during World War II, who were killed in 1943. Unlike the Sullivan brothers, they were not all in the same unit.
Lyle Eugene Hollister, born 6 July 1923 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, enlisted in the Navy 26 March 1941 at Minneapolis, Minn. Radioman Second Class Hollister first served in Prairie (AD-15) before being assigned to Plunkett (DD-431) and Relief (AH-1). After duty at the Naval Station, Key West, Fl., Hollister was reassigned to Plunkett. He was reported missing in action as result of an engagement of Plunkett with enemy aircraft during the assault on Anzio, September 1943.
Two years younger than their brother, Lyle, twins William Howard Hollister and Richard Jerome Hollister were born 22 November 1925 at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. They enlisted in the Navy 2 March 1943 at Minneapolis. Both were serving in Liscome Bay (CVE-56) when that carrier was torpedoed in the Gilbert Islands area 24 November 1943. William died from wounds received in this action; Richard was reported missing and presumed dead. All three brothers were posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

 

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