EDMONDS DE 406
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 November 1 1943 - Launched December 17 1943 |
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- USS Edmonds DE-406 Covers Page 1 (1955-58)
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
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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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1st Commissioning April 3 1944 to May 31 1946
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-04-27 |
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Registered, Official Business. Cover arrived at 10492 Br. (Com Unit 43 Caroline Islands) on 7 May 1945, Washington DC Registry Div. on 12 May 1945 and the US Fleet Post Office, Washington DC on 12 May 1945.
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-04-27 |
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Registered,
2nd Commissioning, 1st Post Office Period, 13 April 1951 to 19 March 1952
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Locy Type |
1951-05-20 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Contributed by Tom Kean.
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Locy Type 2r |
1951-09-21 |
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2nd Commissioning, 2nd Post Office Period, 12 February 1955 to 1 August 1962
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Locy Type |
1955-02-12 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1955-02-12 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type 2 |
1958-11-05 |
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Locy Type 2r |
1956-08-22 |
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Other Information
USS EDMONDS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ star, the Korean Service Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, the Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 star, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bert C. Edmonds, USN (March 21, 1919 - October 16, 1942)
Edmonds enlisted in the Navy September 11, 1937 and was killed in action in the Solomons October 16, 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his heroism while serving with Torpedo Squadron 8 in the Solomons.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Faith Edmonds Campbell, mother of Aviation Ordnanceman Edmonds.
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