BLAIR DER 147 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2021-01-19T15:29:16Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-05-10T17:52:36Z

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2016-04-04T19:04:31Z

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	Decommissioned November 13 1956 for conversion<br/>		Decommissioned November 13 1956 for conversion<br/>
	Recommissioned December 2 1957 - Decommissioned April 1 1960<br/><br/>		Recommissioned December 2 1957 - Decommissioned April 1 1960<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ December 1 1972<br/>		Struck from Naval Register December 1 1972<br/>
	Sold September 26 1974 as scrap		Sold September 26 1974 as scrap
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	1953-01-02		1953-01-02
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	1958-01-18		1958-01-03
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	[[Image:JonBurdett blair der147 ~~19580118~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blair der147 19580103 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	As DER-147		As DER-147
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~WWII Victory Medal~~<br/>~~National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Eugene Blair USN (April 26 1908 - February 19 1942)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Eugene Blair USN (April 26 1908 - February 19 1942)<br/>
	Blair enlisted in the Navy at Richmond, Va., on November 23 1929. After instruction at the Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va., Blair served in four ships during his first two-year enlistment, the destroyer tenders [[DOBBIN AD 3\|USS DOBBIN AD-3]] and [[WHITNEY AD 4\|USS WHITNEY AD-4]], and the destroyers [[PRESTON DD 327\|USS PRESTON DD-327]] and [[LEARY DD 158\|USS LEARY DD-158]], before being transferred to the new destroyer [[McDOUGAL AG 126\|USS McDOUGAL DD-358]] two days before Christmas of 1936. Transferring to the transport [[CHAUMONT AP 5\|USS CHAUMONT AP-5]] on November 4 1939, Blair was discharged at the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., on December 8 of the same year. Blair reenlisted on January 3 1940 at Boston and, following service at the New York receiving station, joined [[WILLIAM B PRESTON AVD 7\|USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON AVD-7]] on June 14 1940 when that small seaplane tender was recommissioned. He remained with that warship through her transfer to the Asiatic Fleet that December and was still serving in her when war engulfed the Far East in December 1941. WILLIAM B. PRESTON tended the PBY flying boats of Patrol Wing (PatWing) 10 in Philippine waters when the fighting began and continued this duty in the Netherlands East Indies before retiring to Port Darwin, Australia, in mid-February 1942. Planes from four of the six Japanese carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor struck Darwin on February 19 1942. Early in the raid, WILLIAM B. PRESTON got underway and headed for the open sea. As the attack had developed rapidly, Chief Machinist’s Mate Blair, a member of the after repair party, went below in company with Metalsmith 2d Class LeRay Wilson, to close hatches and watertight doors. Just after they finished that task, a bomb struck the ship in the compartment in which they were standing, killing both instantly. Their efficient performance of duty, however, limited the flooding suffered by the warship to two compartments. Each man received a Silver Star posthumously		Blair enlisted in the Navy at Richmond, Va., on November 23 1929. After instruction at the Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va., Blair served in four ships during his first two-year enlistment, the destroyer tenders [[DOBBIN AD 3\|USS DOBBIN AD-3]] and [[WHITNEY AD 4\|USS WHITNEY AD-4]], and the destroyers [[PRESTON DD 327\|USS PRESTON DD-327]] and [[LEARY DD 158\|USS LEARY DD-158]], before being transferred to the new destroyer [[McDOUGAL AG 126\|USS McDOUGAL DD-358]] two days before Christmas of 1936. Transferring to the transport [[CHAUMONT AP 5\|USS CHAUMONT AP-5]] on November 4 1939, Blair was discharged at the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., on December 8 of the same year. Blair reenlisted on January 3 1940 at Boston and, following service at the New York receiving station, joined [[WILLIAM B PRESTON AVD 7\|USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON AVD-7]] on June 14 1940 when that small seaplane tender was recommissioned. He remained with that warship through her transfer to the Asiatic Fleet that December and was still serving in her when war engulfed the Far East in December 1941. WILLIAM B. PRESTON tended the PBY flying boats of Patrol Wing (PatWing) 10 in Philippine waters when the fighting began and continued this duty in the Netherlands East Indies before retiring to Port Darwin, Australia, in mid-February 1942. Planes from four of the six Japanese carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor struck Darwin on February 19 1942. Early in the raid, WILLIAM B. PRESTON got underway and headed for the open sea. As the attack had developed rapidly, Chief Machinist’s Mate Blair, a member of the after repair party, went below in company with Metalsmith 2d Class LeRay Wilson, to close hatches and watertight doors. Just after they finished that task, a bomb struck the ship in the compartment in which they were standing, killing both instantly. Their efficient performance of duty, however, limited the flooding suffered by the warship to two compartments. Each man received a Silver Star posthumously

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-11-01T22:38:24Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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>
Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid January 19 1943 - Launched April 6 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLAIR DE-147'''<br/>
Commissioned September 13 1943 - Decommissioned June 28 1946<br/>
Recommissioned October 5 1951<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLAIR DER-147'''<br/>
Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) November 1 1956<br/>
Decommissioned November 13 1956 for conversion<br/>
Recommissioned December 2 1957 - Decommissioned April 1 1960<br/><br/>
Stricken December 1 1972<br/>
Sold September 26 1974 as scrap
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS BLAIR DER-147_Covers_Page_1 |Blair Covers Page 1 ]]    (1953-58)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
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
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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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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<h4>2nd Commissioning October 5 1951 to November 13 1956</h4>




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Locy Type<br/>2
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1953-01-02
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blair_DE147_19530102_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blair_DE147_19530102_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DE-147





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<h4>3rd Commissioning December 2 1957 to April 1 1960</h4>




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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
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1958-01-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett blair der147 19580118 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett blair der147 19580118.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DER-147


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal
<br/>European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal<br/>WWII Victory Medal<br/>National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Eugene Blair USN (April 26 1908 - February 19 1942)<br/>
Blair enlisted in the Navy at Richmond, Va., on November 23 1929. After instruction at the Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va., Blair served in four ships during his first two-year enlistment, the destroyer tenders [[DOBBIN AD 3|USS DOBBIN AD-3]] and [[WHITNEY AD 4|USS WHITNEY AD-4]], and the destroyers [[PRESTON DD 327|USS PRESTON DD-327]] and [[LEARY DD 158|USS LEARY DD-158]], before being transferred to the new destroyer [[McDOUGAL AG 126|USS McDOUGAL DD-358]] two days before Christmas of 1936. Transferring to the transport [[CHAUMONT AP 5|USS CHAUMONT AP-5]] on November 4 1939, Blair was discharged at the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., on December 8 of the same year. Blair reenlisted on January 3 1940 at Boston and, following service at the New York receiving station, joined [[WILLIAM B PRESTON AVD 7|USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON AVD-7]] on June 14 1940 when that small seaplane tender was recommissioned. He remained with that warship through her transfer to the Asiatic Fleet that December and was still serving in her when war engulfed the Far East in December 1941. WILLIAM B. PRESTON tended the PBY flying boats of Patrol Wing (PatWing) 10 in Philippine waters when the fighting began and continued this duty in the Netherlands East Indies before retiring to Port Darwin, Australia, in mid-February 1942. Planes from four of the six Japanese carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor struck Darwin on February 19 1942. Early in the raid, WILLIAM B. PRESTON got underway and headed for the open sea. As the attack had developed rapidly, Chief Machinist’s Mate Blair, a member of the after repair party, went below in company with Metalsmith 2d Class LeRay Wilson, to close hatches and watertight doors. Just after they finished that task, a bomb struck the ship in the compartment in which they were standing, killing both instantly. Their efficient performance of duty, however, limited the flooding suffered by the warship to two compartments. Each man received a Silver Star posthumously



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