McCLELLAND DE 750

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.

Cannon Class Type DET Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid July 21 1943 - Launched November 28 1943


1. USS McCLELLAND DE-750
   Commissioned September 19 1944 - Decommissioned May 15 1946
   Placed In Commission In Reserve as Naval Reserve Training Ship at Jacksonville FL September 1946
   Recommissioned July 15 1950 - Decommissioned September 12 1960
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 1 1972
   Sold November 1 1973 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning September 19 1944 to May 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-10-03

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Other Information

McCLELLAND earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Iwo Jima operations February 1945
* Okinawa operations April 1945
* Task Force 38 Japan invasion forces June 1945

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Thomas Alfred McClelland USN (March 13 1905 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48

 

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