FRANCOVICH APD 116

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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.

    Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
    Keel Laid April 19 1945
    Launched June 5 1945 as DE-606
    Redesignated Crosley Class High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1945

  1. USS FRANCOVICH APD-116
    Commissioned September 6 1945 - Decommissioned April 29 1946

    Struck from Naval Register April 1 1964
    Sold May 1965 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #16191)

1945-12-25

Christmas, cachet by George V. Sadworth


 

Locy Type
9#

(Br. #16191)

1945-11-07

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Albert Anthony Francovich, born 23 January 1920 at Shamokin, Pa., enlisted in the Navy 8 March 1939. As an aviation machinist’s mate first class with a patrol squadron in the Solomons Operation, he was killed in action 6 September 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his great heroism in standing to his gun although mortally wounded in an engagement with a Japanese four-engined seaplane. {DANFS}

 


 

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