FRENCH DE 367
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 1 May 1944 - Launched and Christened 17 June 1944 Stricken 15 May 1972 Sold 20 September 1973 for scrap |
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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- USS French DE-367 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 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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-03-01 |
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-08-07 |
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Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-08-07 |
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Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.
Other Information
USS FRENCH earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Corporal Neldon Theo French, USMC (25 July 1918 - 9 October 1942)
French enlisted in the Marine Corps 9 September 1940, and was killed in action 9 October 1942 on Guadalcanal. Corporal French was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in fighting to his death in a defensive post on the Matanikau River, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded his division for its superlative performance in the initial landings on Guadalcanal. Cpl. Neldon T. French awards included the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alma M. French, mother of Corporal French.
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