BRAY APD 139

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid January 27 1944 - Launched April 15 1944


1. USS BRAY DE-709
   Commissioned September 4 1944
   
   
2. USS BRAY APD-139
   Reclassified High Speed Transport (APD) July 16 1945
   Decommissioned May 10 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960
   Sunk March 26 1963 as target

 

Naval Covers

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1. Bray Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

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

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Post Office Established August 5 1944 - Disestablished December 17 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-19

As DE-709

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Locy Type 2(n) (Used after POD)

1946-03-29

As APD-139
Post office discontinued December 17 1945

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Raymond Leon Bray USMC
Bray enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940. He was killed in action at Gavutu, Solomon Islands,on August 7 1942. Corporal Bray was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism.

 

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