BRACKETT DE 41 - Revision history

JonBurdett: replaced mark

2016-04-11T18:23:24Z

replaced mark

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	<li>'''USS BRACKETT DE-41'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BRACKETT DE-41'''<br/>
	Commissioned October 18 1943 - Decommissioned November 23 1945<br/><br/>		Commissioned October 18 1943 - Decommissioned November 23 1945<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ December 5 1945<br/>		Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945<br/>
	Sold May 22 1947 to The National Metal & Steel Corp. at Terminal Island CA for scrap		Sold May 22 1947 to The National Metal & Steel Corp. at Terminal Island CA for scrap
	</ol~~></td~~>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>


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	1944-09-22		1944-09-22
	<br/>to<br/>		<br/>to<br/>
	1944-09-22		1944-10-06
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1944-09-22		1944-09-22
	<br/>to<br/>		<br/>to<br/>
	1944-09-22		1944-10-06
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>		Locy Type<br/>
	LDPS 9efu~~<br/>(Killer bars added)~~		LDPS 9efu
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1945-12-20~~		1945-12-20
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1945-12-20		[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220-1 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~300px~~]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>		BRACKETT earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 stars - WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~American Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 stars~~<br/>~~WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Bruce Godfrey Brackett USNR (October 16 1915 - January 23 1943)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Bruce Godfrey Brackett USNR (October 16 1915 - January 23 1943)<br/>
	Brackett enlisted in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps in 1936 and served on board [[NEW YORK BB 34\|USS NEW YORK BB-34]], [[COLORADO BB 45\|USS COLORADO BB-45]], and [[HOPKINS DMS 13\|USS HOPKINS DD-249]]. He was appointed an Aviation Cadet on September 5 1939 and, following training as a Naval Aviator (heavier than air) at Pensacola, Fla., received a commission as an Ensign on April 15 1940. Brackett's first assignment was to Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VCS) 9 on board [[HONOLULU CL 48\|USS HONOLULU CL-48]] to which he reported on June 22. The light cruiser operated out of Pearl Harbor through 1941 and was moored in the Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked on [[The Pearl Harbor Ships\|December 7 1941]]. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) in June 1942, Brackett spent the summer months of 1942 in The Aleutian Islands on board HONOLULU. He was promoted to Lieutenant on October 1 1942 and began to fly combat scouting missions with Task Force (TF) 67 during the Battle of Tassafaronga in November and out of Espiritu Santo early in 1943. From December 16 1942 to January 14 1943, Lt. Brackett flew hazardous missions to seek out the "Tokyo Express," the nightly reinforcement runs of warships down the slot that separated two chains of islands in the Solomons group. On his missions, he distinguished himself by valor when faced with heavy Japanese antiaircraft fire. Without regard to his personal safety, he illuminated hostile targets for PT boat squadrons to attack. During the stormy night of January 14 and 15, he was shot down over Savo Island while assisting the PT boats engaging a nine-destroyer "express" run. Lt. Brackett was officially declared dead on January 23 and was posthumously awarded The Silver Star for his heroism		Brackett enlisted in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps in 1936 and served on board [[NEW YORK BB 34\|USS NEW YORK BB-34]], [[COLORADO BB 45\|USS COLORADO BB-45]], and [[HOPKINS DMS 13\|USS HOPKINS DD-249]]. He was appointed an Aviation Cadet on September 5 1939 and, following training as a Naval Aviator (heavier than air) at Pensacola, Fla., received a commission as an Ensign on April 15 1940. Brackett's first assignment was to Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VCS) 9 on board [[HONOLULU CL 48\|USS HONOLULU CL-48]] to which he reported on June 22. The light cruiser operated out of Pearl Harbor through 1941 and was moored in the Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked on [[The Pearl Harbor Ships\|December 7 1941]]. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) in June 1942, Brackett spent the summer months of 1942 in The Aleutian Islands on board HONOLULU. He was promoted to Lieutenant on October 1 1942 and began to fly combat scouting missions with Task Force (TF) 67 during the Battle of Tassafaronga in November and out of Espiritu Santo early in 1943. From December 16 1942 to January 14 1943, Lt. Brackett flew hazardous missions to seek out the "Tokyo Express," the nightly reinforcement runs of warships down the slot that separated two chains of islands in the Solomons group. On his missions, he distinguished himself by valor when faced with heavy Japanese antiaircraft fire. Without regard to his personal safety, he illuminated hostile targets for PT boat squadrons to attack. During the stormy night of January 14 and 15, he was shot down over Savo Island while assisting the PT boats engaging a nine-destroyer "express" run. Lt. Brackett was officially declared dead on January 23 and was posthumously awarded The Silver Star for his heroism

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-02-28T01:08:42Z

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>Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid January 12 1943 - Launched August 1 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BRACKETT DE-41'''<br/>
Commissioned October 18 1943 - Decommissioned November 23 1945<br/><br/>
Stricken December 5 1945<br/>
Sold May 22 1947 to The National Metal & Steel Corp. at Terminal Island CA for scrap
</ol></td>
<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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 BRACKETT DE-41_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-45)</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 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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
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>
</tr></table>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-22
<br/>to<br/>
1944-09-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) Registered use<br/>
Additional postage covers marking




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-22
<br/>to<br/>
1944-09-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19440922.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Marking from back of cover




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>
LDPS 9efu<br/>(Killer bars added)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-20
<br/>to<br/>
1945-12-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett brackett de41 19451220.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Last Day Postal Service


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 stars<br/>WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Bruce Godfrey Brackett USNR (October 16 1915 - January 23 1943)<br/>
Brackett enlisted in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps in 1936 and served on board [[NEW YORK BB 34|USS NEW YORK BB-34]], [[COLORADO BB 45|USS COLORADO BB-45]], and [[HOPKINS DMS 13|USS HOPKINS DD-249]]. He was appointed an Aviation Cadet on September 5 1939 and, following training as a Naval Aviator (heavier than air) at Pensacola, Fla., received a commission as an Ensign on April 15 1940. Brackett's first assignment was to Cruiser Scouting Squadron (VCS) 9 on board [[HONOLULU CL 48|USS HONOLULU CL-48]] to which he reported on June 22. The light cruiser operated out of Pearl Harbor through 1941 and was moored in the Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked on [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|December 7 1941]]. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) in June 1942, Brackett spent the summer months of 1942 in The Aleutian Islands on board HONOLULU. He was promoted to Lieutenant on October 1 1942 and began to fly combat scouting missions with Task Force (TF) 67 during the Battle of Tassafaronga in November and out of Espiritu Santo early in 1943. From December 16 1942 to January 14 1943, Lt. Brackett flew hazardous missions to seek out the "Tokyo Express," the nightly reinforcement runs of warships down the slot that separated two chains of islands in the Solomons group. On his missions, he distinguished himself by valor when faced with heavy Japanese antiaircraft fire. Without regard to his personal safety, he illuminated hostile targets for PT boat squadrons to attack. During the stormy night of January 14 and 15, he was shot down over Savo Island while assisting the PT boats engaging a nine-destroyer "express" run. Lt. Brackett was officially declared dead on January 23 and was posthumously awarded The Silver Star for his heroism



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