HOLDER DE 401
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 October 6 1943 - Launched November 27 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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1944)
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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Postmark Type |
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-06-17
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Official Business
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Convoy escort duty Mediterranean, March - April 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Randolph Mitchell Holder USN (September 20 1918 - June 5 1942)
Holder was commissioned Ensign April 10 1940 following flight training. Reporting to Torpedo Squadron 6 in the famous Carrier USS ENTERPRISE CV-6, he took part in the early carrier operations in the critical months following Pearl Harbor and then fought in the pivotal Battle of Midway, first of the great American successes in the sea war. In the gallant attack of the torpedo planes early June 4 1942, Holder and his comrades attacked the Japanese ships without fighter cover. Though Holder and many others were shot down while pressing this attack, they forced radical maneuvers and diverted Japanese air cover so as to make the later raids lethal to the enemy fleet. Lieutenant (j.g.) Holder was presumed dead next day, June 5 1942, and was awarded The Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism
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