MARCHAND DE 249

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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 December 30 1942 - Launched March 30 1943

  1. USS MARCHAND DE-249
    Commissioned September 8 1943 - Decommissioned April 15 1947

    Struck from Naval Register January 2 1971
    Sold January 30 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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


 

Locy Type 3z

1943-10-04

This postmark has not been identified with this ship, so the cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Roy Joseph Marchand USN (September 17 1920 - March 1 1942)
Marchand enlisted in the Navy October 18 1939. He was transfered to USS PECOS AO-6 May 2 1940. On March 1 1942 enemy planes from Japanese aircraft carrier SORYU attacked and sank PECOS near Christmas Island. Assigned to an antiaircraft gun, Marchand remained at his post until bomb fragments put the gun out of commission; then he acted as messenger for the commanding officer until fatally wounded. Fireman First Class Marchand was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his courageous dedication to duty

 


 

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