JULIUS A RAVEN APD 110
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 January 26 1944 Launched March 3 1944 as Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort DE-600 Redesignated High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 |
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Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Fort Pierce FL |
1944-03-03 |
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Launching
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Locy Type 2n |
1946-01-05 |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Julius Arthur Raven USNR (January 6 1918 - August 9 1942)
Raven enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as Seaman Second Class June 5 1939 at New York. He was discharged and accepted an appointment as Aviation Cadet September 5 1939. After preliminary flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, he was assigned advanced training at Pensacola, Fla. After flight school Raven was assigned to a patrol squadron in the Pacific. He was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement and extreme courage while effecting a rescue at sea June 25 1942. While returning from a combat mission and flying over enemy controlled waters, he sighted grounded USS S-27. Disregarding the danger to his life, Lt. (j.g.) Raven skillfully and coolly landed in a rough sea, embarked 13 of the submarine's crew, and took off—all without damage to his plane, to safely return them to Dutch Harbor. All of the men of S-27 were later rescued due to the intelligence provided by Lt. (j.g.) Raven. He posthumously received the Distinguished Flying Cross for action against enemy forces during the Aleutian Islands Campaign, conducting dangerous reconnaissance and bombing runs on Kiska Island until being lost at sea while on a mission August 9 1942
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