JOSEPH E CAMPBELL APD 49
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.
- USS JOSEPH E. CAMPBELL DE-70
Commissioned September 23 1943
- USS JOSEPH E. CAMPBELL APD-49
Converted to Charles Lawrence Class High Speed Transport (APD) November 24 1944
Decommissioned November 15 1946
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL
Struck from the Naval Register December 1 1966
- RIQUELME APD-28 (Chilean Naval Service)
Sold July 1967 to Chile and renamed
Used as spare parts hulk
Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid March 29 1943 - Launched June 26 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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- Joseph E. Campbell Covers Page 1 (1944-46)
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
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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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-03-08
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As DE-70
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Locy Type |
1945-12-30
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As APD-49
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Locy Type |
1946-04-19
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As APD-49
Cachet by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Joseph Eugene Campbell USNR (July 23 1919 - August 9 1942)
Campbell enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve March 29 1941 at St. Louis, Mo. After preliminary flight training at Robertson, Mo., he was transferred to Pensacola for further flight training. Appointed Naval Aviator December 17 1941, he was commissioned Ensign January 21 1942. Assigned to Cruiser Scouting Squadron 6 in the Pacific, Ens. Campbell was killed in action while engaging the enemy August 9 1942
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