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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid August 1 1943 - Launched December 12 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENDREAU DE-639'''<br/>
Commissioned March 17 1944 - Decommissioned March 13 1948<br/><br/>
Stricken December 1 1972<br/>
Sold September 11 1973 and broken up for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
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<li>[[USS GENDREAU DE-639_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-47)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2tnu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-11-29
<br/>to<br/>
1947-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gendreau_DE639_19471129_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gendreau_DE639_19471129_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-10-06
<br/>to<br/>
1945-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett gendreau de639 19451006 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett gendreau de639 19451006.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Elphege Alfred M. Gendreau (June 29 1888 - July 21 1943)<br/>
Gendreau was commissioned Assistant Surgeon, Medical Reserve Corps, with the rank of Lt. (j.g.) August 20 1915. He served in [[GLACIER AF 4|USS GLACIER AF-4]] in Mexican waters during political unrest in that neighboring country and in [[CHARLESTON CA 19|USS CHARLESTON C-22]] during World War I. After distinguished service in a number of assignments afloat and ashore, Gendreau was commissioned Captain September 20 1939. During the years 1940 and 1941, he served as Force Surgeon of Battle Force and subsequently on the staff of Admiral Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. In the summer of 1943, he was on temporary duty in the South Pacific inspecting medical facilities to improve treatment and care of battle casualties. He voluntarily embarked in [[LST 343|USS LST-343]] to assist in the evacuation of the sick and wounded in Rendova. He was killed in a dive-bombing attack on LST-343 on July 21 1943. His unspectacular but dedicated service prompted Admiral Nimitz to recommend that a destroyer be named for Captain Gendreau
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