DAVIS DD 937 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2022-02-13T20:50:43Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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	<h4>2nd Commissioning October 17 1970 to December 20 1982</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 17 October 1970 to 20 December 1982</h4>
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			Locy Type<br/>9-2etn+y<br/>(USS, USPO, FPO MIAMI)
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			1982-02-09
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Davis_DD937_19820209_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Davis_DD937_19820209_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Official Mail, from the George Marcincin collection.
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JohnG3938 at 14:40, 1 May 2018

2018-05-01T14:40:42Z

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GregCiesielski at 21:08, 8 October 2016

2016-10-08T21:08:29Z

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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - George F. Davis USNR (March 23 1911 - January 6 1945)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Commander George F. Davis, USNR (March 23 1911 - January 6 1945)<br/>
	Davis was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from the Naval Reserve in 1930 and graduated in May 1934. Ensign Davis' first duty station was the new Heavy Cruiser [[TUSCALOOSA CA 37\|USS TUACALOOSA CA-37]]. While in that ship he served as an Aircraft Gunnery Observer with her embarked aviation units. From 1939 to 1941 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Davis served as an officer of the Destroyer [[BROOME AG 96\|USS BROOME DD-210]] and Fast Minesweeper [[HOPKINS DMS 13\|USS HOPKINS DMS-13]]. Following promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in mid-1941 he was assigned to the Battleship [[OKLAHOMA BB 37\|USS OKLAHOMA BB-37]], which was sunk on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|December 7 1941]] when Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor opened the Pacific War. In January 1942 Lieutenant Davis was transferred to the Light Cruiser [[HONOLULU CL 48\|USS HONOLULU CL-48]], in which he participated in operations in the Aleutian Islands, the hard fighting over Guadalcanal and the Central Solomons, and the campaign to recover Guam. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and Commander while serving in Honolulu, which he left in mid-1944. Following training in advanced surface warfare techniques, he was given command of the Destroyer [[WALKE DD 416\|USS WALKE DD-416]] in late November 1944. On January 6 1945 his ship was covering minesweeping operations in advance of the Lingayen Gulf invasion when she was attacked by four Japanese Kamikazes. Though WALKE shot down two, the third plane struck the ship, enveloping her bridge area in burning gasoline. Though horribly burned, Commander Davis remained on his feet, conned the ship, directed damage control efforts and saw to the destruction of the fourth suicide plane. Only when WALKE's survival was assured did he relinquish his post to be taken below, where he died a short time later. For his conduct, Commander George F. Davis was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor. His body was buried at sea.		Davis was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from the Naval Reserve in 1930 and graduated in May 1934. Ensign Davis' first duty station was the new Heavy Cruiser [[TUSCALOOSA CA 37\|USS TUACALOOSA CA-37]]. While in that ship he served as an Aircraft Gunnery Observer with her embarked aviation units. From 1939 to 1941 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Davis served as an officer of the Destroyer [[BROOME AG 96\|USS BROOME DD-210]] and Fast Minesweeper [[HOPKINS DMS 13\|USS HOPKINS DMS-13]]. Following promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in mid-1941 he was assigned to the Battleship [[OKLAHOMA BB 37\|USS OKLAHOMA BB-37]], which was sunk on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|December 7 1941]] when Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor opened the Pacific War. In January 1942 Lieutenant Davis was transferred to the Light Cruiser [[HONOLULU CL 48\|USS HONOLULU CL-48]], in which he participated in operations in the Aleutian Islands, the hard fighting over Guadalcanal and the Central Solomons, and the campaign to recover Guam. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and Commander while serving in Honolulu, which he left in mid-1944. Following training in advanced surface warfare techniques, he was given command of the Destroyer [[WALKE DD 416\|USS WALKE DD-416]] in late November 1944. On January 6 1945 his ship was covering minesweeping operations in advance of the Lingayen Gulf invasion when she was attacked by four Japanese Kamikazes. Though WALKE shot down two, the third plane struck the ship, enveloping her bridge area in burning gasoline. Though horribly burned, Commander Davis remained on his feet, conned the ship, directed damage control efforts and saw to the destruction of the fourth suicide plane. Only when WALKE's survival was assured did he relinquish his post to be taken below, where he died a short time later. For his conduct, Commander George F. Davis was posthumously awarded The '''Medal of Honor'''. His body was buried at sea.
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GregCiesielski at 21:03, 8 October 2016

2016-10-08T21:03:28Z

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GregCiesielski at 21:03, 8 October 2016

2016-10-08T21:03:01Z

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JonBurdett: added 4 covers

2009-03-26T17:05:59Z

added 4 covers

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid February 1 1955 - Launched March 28 1956<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DAVIS DD-937'''<br/>
Commissioned March 6 1957 - Decommissioned October 31 1969<br/>
Recommissioned October 17 1970 - December 20 1982<br/><br/>
Stricken July 27 1990<br/>
Sold June 30 1994 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:DAVIS 937 PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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 DAVIS DD-937_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1961-73)</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.



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">POSTMARK TYPE</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/>CLOSE-UP IMAGE</th>
<th align="center" width="120">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>
</tr></table>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning March 6 1957 to October 31 1969</h4>




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>
USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>D-42
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-10-22
<br/>to<br/>
1967-10-22
</td><td align="center" width="250">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19671022_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19671022.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+)<br/><br/>
USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>D-42a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1963-05-07
<br/>to<br/>
1963-05-07
</td><td align="center" width="250">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19630507_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19630507.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1961-09-17
<br/>to<br/>
1961-09-17
</td><td align="center" width="250">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19610917_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19610917.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: Stamp missing



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)<br/><br/>
USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>D-42c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1966-06-20
<br/>to<br/>
1966-06-20
</td><td align="center" width="250">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19660620_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19660620.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning October 17 1970 to December 20 1982</h4>




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1973-07-30
<br/>to<br/>
?
</td><td align="center" width="250">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19730730_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_davis dd937 19730730.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - George F. Davis USNR (March 23 1911 - January 6 1945)<br/>
Davis was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from the Naval Reserve in 1930 and graduated in May 1934. Ensign Davis' first duty station was the new Heavy Cruiser [[TUSCALOOSA CA 37|USS TUACALOOSA CA-37]]. While in that ship he served as an Aircraft Gunnery Observer with her embarked aviation units. From 1939 to 1941 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Davis served as an officer of the Destroyer [[BROOME AG 96|USS BROOME DD-210]] and Fast Minesweeper [[HOPKINS DMS 13|USS HOPKINS DMS-13]]. Following promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in mid-1941 he was assigned to the Battleship [[OKLAHOMA BB 37|USS OKLAHOMA BB-37]], which was sunk on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|December 7 1941]] when Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor opened the Pacific War. In January 1942 Lieutenant Davis was transferred to the Light Cruiser [[HONOLULU CL 48|USS HONOLULU CL-48]], in which he participated in operations in the Aleutian Islands, the hard fighting over Guadalcanal and the Central Solomons, and the campaign to recover Guam. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and Commander while serving in Honolulu, which he left in mid-1944. Following training in advanced surface warfare techniques, he was given command of the Destroyer [[WALKE DD 416|USS WALKE DD-416]] in late November 1944. On January 6 1945 his ship was covering minesweeping operations in advance of the Lingayen Gulf invasion when she was attacked by four Japanese Kamikazes. Though WALKE shot down two, the third plane struck the ship, enveloping her bridge area in burning gasoline. Though horribly burned, Commander Davis remained on his feet, conned the ship, directed damage control efforts and saw to the destruction of the fourth suicide plane. Only when WALKE's survival was assured did he relinquish his post to be taken below, where he died a short time later. For his conduct, Commander George F. Davis was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor. His body was buried at sea.



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