ENGLAND DE 635
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.
Keel Laid April 4 1943 - Launched September 26 1943 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign John Charles England USNR (December 11 1920 - December 7 1941)
England completed his training on June 5 1941 and was commissioned Ensign, USNR, June 6 1941. On September 3 1941, he reported for duty in USS OKLAHOMA BB-37 and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941. Ensign England survived the initial attack and escaped topside as the ship was capsizing. He remembered the men still in the radio room. He returned three times to the radio room, each time guiding a man to safety. He left to go back below decks for the fourth time and was never seen again. Ensign England's gallant effort saved three, but cost him his life
Earned 10 Battle Stars (WWII)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 stars
WWII Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Credited with a record 5 sub sinkings in one week...
The Japanese Submarine I-16 May 19 1944
The Japanese Submarine RO-106 May 22 1944
The Japanese Submarine RO-104 May 23 1944
The Japanese Submarine RO-116 May 24 1944
The Japanese Submarine RO-108 May 26 1944
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