ROBERT H McCARD DD 822

Ship Name and Designation History

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Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid 20 June 1945 - Launched 9 November 1945 USS ROBERT H. McCARD DD-822 Commissioned 23 October 1946 - Decommissioned 5 June 1980 Stricken 6 August 1987 TCG KILIC ALI PAA D349 (Turkish Naval Service) Transferred to Turkey June 6 1980 and renamed Removed from service in Turkish Navy 1999 Scrapped 2000 at Aliaga, Turkey

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1. USS Robert H. McCard DD-822 Covers Page 1    (1947-1963)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)

1946-10-23

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-01-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-06

Easter, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1963-01-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1957-11-08

"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-10-21

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard, USMC (November 25 1918 – June 16 1944)
GySgt. McCard was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan during World War II.
GySgt. McCard was serving as Platoon Sergeant of Company A, Fourth Tank Battalion, Fourth Marine Division at the time of his death.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Robert H. McCard,

 

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