MILLS DER 383

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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.

    Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort
    Keel Laid March 26 1943 - Launched May 26 1943

  1. USS MILLS DE-383
    Commissioned October 12 1943 - Decommissioned June 14 1946
    Reclassified Radar Pickett Escort Ship (DER) November 1 1956
    While in reserve

  2. USS MILLS DER-383
    Recommissioned October 3 1957
    Assigned as Naval Reserve Training Ship, Washington Naval District at Baltimore MD, September 3 1968
    Decommissioned October 27 1970

    Struck from Naval Register August 1 1974
    Sold March 12 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Mills Page 1    (1957-68)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

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2nd Commissioning October 3 1957 to October 27 1970


 

Locy Type
FDR 2t(n+u)

1957-10-03

As DER-383
First Day Recommissioning


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1958-01-15

As DER-383


 

Locy Type
9fu

1958-01-15

As DER-383

 

Other Information

MILLS earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Mediterranean Convoy Escort Duty March 1944

NAMESAKE - Lloyd Jones Mills USN (July 3 1917 - July 30 1942)
Ensign Mills was killed July 30 1942 in an airplane crash during The Aleutian Islands campaign, and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement in action June 1-15 1942

 


 

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