DANIEL A JOY DE 585

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.

USS DANIEL A. JOY DE-585
Commissioned April 28 1944 - Decommissioned February 7 1949
Recommissioned December 11 1949
Placed In Commission, In Reserve May 5 1950
Assigned to Naval Reserve Training 9th Naval District at Chicago IL
Decommissioned May 14 1965

Stricken May 1 1965
Sold March 11 1966 to the North American Smelting Corp., Wilmington DE for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1946)

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

1st Commissioning April 28 1944 to February 7 1949

Locy Type
2z

1944-12-05

Censored Officer's mail

Locy Type
2z

1944-12-05

Backside showing preprinted mailing address. Notice FPO New York NY is crossed out and replaced with San Francisco CA. From Aug 2 to Sept 19 1944, USS Daniel A Joy served in the European Theater (FPO New York NY). Leaving the US on Oct 1 1944, she sailed for the Pacific Theater arriving at Humboldt Bay Indonesia on Nov 20 1944.

Locy Type
2#

(br. #15706)

1946-05-20

Note:

2nd Commissioning December 11 1949 to May 14 1965

Double-ring CDS

Port Huron MI

1964-07-18

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Anti-Submarine War (ASW) Games 1964. Participants include USS Runner SS-476, USS Amherst PCE(R)-853, USS Havre PCE-877, USS Ely PCE-880, USS Farmington PCE-894, USS Portage PCE-902 and USS Daniel A. Joy DE-585.

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star

NAMESAKE - Daniel Albert Joy USNR (October 11 1918 - October 5 1942)
Joy enlisted in the Naval Reserve February 8 1937. For his heroism and courage in braving Japanese fire to remove the wounded to safety on Guadalcanal until killed by enemy gunfire on October 5 1942, Pharmacist's Mate Second Class Joy was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross

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