GURKE DD 783

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid July 1 1944 - Launched February 15 1945 USS GURKE DD-783 Commissioned May 12 1945 - Decommissioned January 30 1976 Struck from Naval Register January 30 1976 HNS TOMBAZIS D-215 (Greek Naval Service) Sold to Greece March 17 1977 and renamed Decommissioned January 12 1997 Stricken January 12 1997 Laid up in Souda Bay Crete January 1998

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-49)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-04-27

Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-09-12

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-11-06

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1975-05-19

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15843)

1946-01-04

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Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-39

1947-11-06

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Other Information

GURKE received 7 battle stars for her service in the Korean conflict.

NAMESAKE - Private First Class Henry Gurke, USMC (November 6 1922 – November 9 1943).
PFC Gurke, attached to Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Raider Regiment of the I Marine Amphibious Corps, was killed in action in 1943 in the Solomon Islands Campaign of World War II. For his heroic actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. PFC Gurke also received the Purple Heart.

 

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