MELVIN R NAWMAN DE 416

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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.

    John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort
    Keel Laid January 3 1944 - Launched February 16 1944

  1. USS MELVIN R. NAWMAN DE-416
    Commissioned May 16 1944 - Decommissioned April 23 1946
    Recommissioned March 28 1951 - Decommissioned August 30 1960

    Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972
    Sold October 3 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1946-58)

 

Postmarks

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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

1st Commissioning May 16 1944 to April 23 1946


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-01-15

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2nd Commissioning March 28 1951 to August 30 1960


 

Locy Type
2

1951-05-16

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Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
M-90

1958-01-27

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Other Information

MELVIN R. NAWMAN received four battle stars for service in the Pacific theater during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Melvin Rollie Nawman USMCR (September 10 ?? - November 2 1942)
Nawman attended the University of Utah prior to his enlistment July 7 1941 in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Shortly there after he qualified for flight training and July 27 1942 earned his wings and commission as a Second Lieutenant. Attached to a Scout‑Bombing Squadron VMSB‑32, he arrived at Henderson Field October 30 in the midst of the bitterly contested struggle for Guadalcanal Island. Three days later he died attempting to stop the “Tokyo Express” from landing additional reinforcements. The gallantry of this volunteer mission was recognized through a posthumously awarded Air Medal

 


 

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