CALLAGHAN DD 792
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 February 21 1943 - Launched August 1 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).
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- Covers Page 1 (1944-45)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-07-16 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Other Information
CALLAGHAN earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
NAMESAKE - Daniel Judson Callaghan USN (July 26 1890 - November 13 1942)
Callaghan graduated from the Naval Academy in 1911. His prewar service included command of USS TRUXTUN DD-14, staff duty afloat and ashore, and duty as Naval aide to the President. He commanded USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38 from May 1941 to May 1942, then served as chief of staff to Commander, South Pacific area and South Pacific Force. Rear Admiral Callaghan was killed in action in the bitter naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 13 1942 while commanding forces that helped turn back a far stronger Japanese fleet. He was posthumously awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during the action in which he gave his life
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