VESOLE DD 878

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid July 3 1944 - Launched December 29 1944 USS VESOLE DD-878 Commissioned April 23 1945 USS VESOLE DDR-878 Redesignated Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949 USS VESOLE DD-878 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 1964 Decommissioned December 1 1976 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1976 Sunk as target off Puerto Rico April 14 1983

Naval Covers

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1. Vesole Covers Page 1    (1945-75)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2#

1945-04-23

As DD-878
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1947-04-06

As DD-878
Easter, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1949-10-27

As DDR-878
Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DD)

1950-07-08

As DDR-878

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DDR)

1963-10-28

As DDR-878

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (DD,USS)

1969-06-03

As DD-878
Welcome to Norfolk - Hr. Ms. VAN NES F 805, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-7

1952-06-28

As DDR-878

 

Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-7a

1957-05-20

As DDR-878
Favor strike on card

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15739)

1947-01-14

As DD-878

 

Locy Type 9efu

1957-05-20

As DDR-878
Favor strike on card

 

Locy Type P [2(n) with "R" removed]

1965-06-07

As DD-878

 

Locy Type P [9ef(nu) with "R" removed]

1975-10-23

As DD-878

 

Locy Type SL

1947-04-06

As DD-878
Easter, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Other Information

VESOLE earned 2 Battle Stars for her service in Vietnam.

NAMESAKE - Ensign Kay K. Vesole USN (1913–1943)
Vesole was killed in action during an air raid at Bari, Italy on December 2 1943, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

 

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