DOUGLAS H FOX DD 779 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page

2025-06-30T01:20:23Z

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JohnG3938 at 19:43, 4 May 2018

2018-05-04T19:43:47Z

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	Commissioned December 26 1944 - Decommissioned April 21 1950<br/>		Commissioned December 26 1944 - Decommissioned April 21 1950<br/>
	Recommissioned November 15 1950 - Decommissioned December 15 1973<br/><br/>		Recommissioned November 15 1950 - Decommissioned December 15 1973<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ December 15 1973<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register December 15 1973<br/><br/>
	<li>'''MINISTRO PORTALES DD-17''' (Chilean Naval Service)<br/>		<li>'''MINISTRO PORTALES DD-17''' (Chilean Naval Service)<br/>
	Sold to Chile January 8 1974 and renamed<br/>		Sold to Chile January 8 1974 and renamed<br/>
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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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	1945-10-27		1945-10-27
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	[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19451027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19451027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1947-01-01		1947-01-01
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19470101_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19470101_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1950-12-04		1950-12-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19501204_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19501204_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Locy Type<br/>2		Locy Type<br/>2
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1950~~-12-11		1951-04-05
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19501211 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19501211~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		WWII Patriotic cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ \| Jacques Minkus]]
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2		Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1951~~-04-05		1964-04-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19640403 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Front~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19640403.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~WWII Patriotic cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ \| Jacques Minkus]]~~		Note:
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	1969-10-09		1969-10-09
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19691009_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19691009_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L.Karcher]]. Fraudulent use of the "FREE" mail privilege.		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L.Karcher]]. Fraudulent use of the "FREE" mail privilege.
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. D-48
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1964-04-03
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19640403 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
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			</td></tr></table>
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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-12-10T19:35:41Z

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Allen M. Somers Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 31 1944 - Launched September 30 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DOUGLAS H. FOX DD-779'''<br/>
Commissioned December 26 1944 - Decommissioned April 21 1950<br/>
Recommissioned November 15 1950 - Decommissioned December 15 1973<br/><br/>
Stricken December 15 1973<br/><br/>
<li>'''MINISTRO PORTALES DD-17''' (Chilean Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Chile January 8 1974 and renamed<br/>
Stricken and broken up for scrap in 1990.
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:DouglasHFox_DD779_Crest.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 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 DOUGLAS H. FOX DD-779_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-69)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning December 26 1944 to April 21 1950</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) Oct 27, 1945
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19451027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19451027.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)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-01-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19470101_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19470101_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
New Year's Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning November 15 1950 to December 15 1973</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1950-12-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19501204_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19501204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1950-12-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19501211 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett douglashfox dd779 19501211.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
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-04-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19510405_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
WWII Patriotic cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]




<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">
1969-10-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19691009_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DouglasHFox_DD779_19691009_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L.Karcher]]. Fraudulent use of the "FREE" mail privilege.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
DOUGLAS H. FOX received one battle star for her World War II service and one for her Korean war service.<br/><br/>'''NAMESAKE''' - Douglas Harold Fox born 26 March 1905 in Walled Lake, Mich., graduated from the Naval Academy 3 June 1926. After service in various ships and shore stations, he was given command of the newly commissioned Barton (DD-599) 29 May 1942. Lieutenant Commander Fox went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his contribution to the defeat of a superior enemy force in this battle, and was later awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 October and 3 November in which he had rescued downed aviators and survivors of Hornet (CV-8) under hazardous conditions. {DANFS}



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