SAVAGE DER 386
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 April 30 1943 - Launched July 15 1943 |
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- Savage Covers Page 1 (1945-67)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning October 29 1943 to June 13 1946
Locy Type |
1946-02-04 |
As DE-386
Ship used only Type z and security branch # devices
2nd Commissioning February 18 1955 to October 17 1969
Locy Type |
1961-12-04 |
As DER-386
Locy Type |
1967-03-28 |
As DER-386
Other Information
SAVAGE earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service and 6 Battle Stars for Vietnam service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 stars - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation w/ 1 star - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
NAMESAKE - Ensign Walter Samuel Savage Jr. USN (April 26 1919 - December 7 1941)
Savage was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack while serving as Assistant Paymaster on USS ARIZONA BB-39 December 7 1941
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