BOWERS APD 40
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.
- USS BOWERS DE-637
Commissioned January 27 1944
- USS BOWERS APD-40
Converted to High Speed Transport (APD) June 25 1945
Decommissioned February 10 1947
Recommissioned February 6 1951
Assigned as Naval Reserve Training Ship 5th Naval District at Norfolk VA, March 1955
Decommissioned December 18 1958
Stricken May 1 1961
- RAJAH SOLIMAN D-66 (Philippine Naval Service)
Transferred to The Philippines April 21 1961 and renamed
LOST (Typhoon) June 1962 at Bataan National Shipyard
Raised and stricken December 1964
Broken up for scrap 1966
Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid May 28 1943 - Launched October 31 1943
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- Bowers Covers Page 1 (1946 to 1951)
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.
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existing example.
| Postmark Type | Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link to Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link to Full Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning January 27 1944 to February 10 1947
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Locy Type |
1946-03-05
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As APD-40
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Locy Type |
1946-04-29
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As APD-40
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Locy Type |
1946-05-31
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As APD-40
2nd Commissioning February 6 1951 to December 18 1958
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Locy Type |
1951-03-19
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As APD-40
First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Robert Keith Bowers USN (September 25 1915 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS CALIFORNIA BB-44
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