DONALD W WOLF APD 129

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid April 17 1944 as (DE-713)
Crosley Class High-Speed Transport
Redesignated as (APD-129) while under construction - Launched July 22 1944


1. USS DONALD W. WOLF APD-129
   Commissioned April 14 1945 - Decommissioned May 15 1946
   Struck from the Naval Register March 1 1965
   
   
2. HUA SHAN PF-33
   Transferred to the Republic of China April 3 1965
   Struck by the Taiwanese Navy and broken up for scrap (date unknown)

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944)

 

Postmarks

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USPO Machine Postmark Bay City MI

1944-07-22 to 1944-07-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Ralph P. Werve

 

Other Information

USS DONALD W. WOLF received the following awards during her Naval career - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Sergeant Donald William Wolf, USMC (February 7 1919 - October 9 1942)
Wolf, born February 7, 1919 in Hart, Michigan, enlisted in the Marine Corps December 5, 1939. He was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal at the second battle of Mantanikau. He shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the 1st Marine Division and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for leading his platoon in hand-to-hand combat against an overwhelming enemy attacking force.

 

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