MENGES DE 320

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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 22 1943 - Launched June 15 1943

  1. USS MENGES DE-320
    Commissioned October 26 1943
    Heavily damaged (Torpedo) by German U-371 May 3 1944
    31 of her crew were lost and remain on duty
    Decommissioned January 2 1947

    Stricken January 2 1971
    Sold April 1972 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Killer Bar Text

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Locy Type
2z

1944-06-05
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1944-06-05

Official Business

 

Other Information

Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars
WWII Victory Medal

MENGES lost about 1/3 of her stern to a German Acoustic Torpedo...Her stern was replaced by the stern from USS HOLDER DE-401 also heavily damaged by torpedo

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Herbert Hugo Menges USNR (January 20 1917 - December 7 1941)
Menges enlisted in The Naval Reserve as Seaman Second Class at Robertson, Mo., July 3 1939. Appointed Naval Aviator July 24 1940, he was assigned to Squadron 6 on USS ENTRPRISE CV-6 November 28 1940. Ensign Menges was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 as his squadron arrived over Pearl Harbor that morning



 


 

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