SHANNON MMD 25
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.
- Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer
- USS SHANNON DM-25
Commissioned September 8 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1955
Reclassified Fast Minelayer (MMD) August 14 1968, While in reserve
Struck from Naval Register November 1 1970
Sold May 1973 for scrap
Keel Laid February 14 1944
Launched June 24 1944 as DD-737
Redesignated Robert H. Smith Class Light Minelayer (DM) July 20 1944
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- Covers Page 1 (1946)
Postmarks
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1947-11-18 |
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Cachet by Donald Graf
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1948-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday
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1946-01-24 |
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1946-01-24 |
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Other Information
SHANNON earned 4 battle stars for her service during World War II
NAMESAKE - Colonel Harold D. Shannon, USMC (September 16 1892 – February 16 1943)
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Shannon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on October 17 1913 and served in Mexico in 1914. On July 5 1917, he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve and was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. From October 1917 through the end of World War I, he served in France and was awarded the Silver Star and the Croix de Guerre for his actions during the Belleau Wood Campaign. In October 1919, he returned to the United States.
Over the next 20 years, he served at various stations in the United States and completed tours in Santo Domingo, Nicaragua, and the Panama Canal Zone. In July 1941, he was transferred from San Diego, California to Pearl Harbor; and, in September 1941, to Midway Island. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership in the defense of that island during the Battle of Midway.
Colonel Shannon remained on Midway into August. He was then transferred to Pearl Harbor; and, in October, to San Diego, where he died on February 16 1943.
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