HARMON DE 678 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-23T02:45:18Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-01-07T19:40:39Z

added 1 mark

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	<li>'''USS HARMON DE-678'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HARMON DE-678'''<br/>
	Commissioned August 31 1943 - Decommissioned March 25 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned August 31 1943 - Decommissioned March 25 1947<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ August 1 1965<br/>		Struck from Naval Register August 1 1965<br/>
	Sold January 30 1967 for scrap		Sold January 30 1967 for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	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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	USPO Slogan<br/>Machine cancel<br/><br/>Quincy, MA		USPO Slogan<br/>Machine cancel<br/><br/>Quincy, MA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1943-07-25~~		1943-07-25
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1943-07-25		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Harmon_DE678_19430725_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Harmon_DE678_19430725_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]
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	Locy Type<br/>2(n)		Locy Type<br/>2(n)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1946-04-13~~		1946-04-13
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1946-04-13
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19460413 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19460413 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2z*
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1944-03-05
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19440305 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19440305.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Censored wartime (WWII) use
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>See Cover Page</h3>		<h3>See Cover Page</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>		HARMON earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon~~<br/>~~American Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars~~<br/>~~WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Leonard Roy Harmon USN (January 21 1917 - November 12 1942)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Leonard Roy Harmon USN (January 21 1917 - November 12 1942)<br/>
	Harmon enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Mess Attendant Third Class at Houston June 10 1939. After training at Norfolk he reported to [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38\|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]] for duty October 28 1939, and was aboard her during the attack at [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]. Advanced to Mess Attendant First Class, Harmon was killed in action aboard SAN FRANCISCO during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 12-13 1942. With disregard for his own safety Harmon rendered invaluable assistance to caring for the wounded and evacuating them to a dressing station. Harmon was hit while deliberately exposing himself to gunfire as he tried to protect a shipmate. He was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross		Harmon enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Mess Attendant Third Class at Houston June 10 1939. After training at Norfolk he reported to [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38\|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]] for duty October 28 1939, and was aboard her during the attack at [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]. Advanced to Mess Attendant First Class, Harmon was killed in action aboard SAN FRANCISCO during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 12-13 1942. With disregard for his own safety Harmon rendered invaluable assistance to caring for the wounded and evacuating them to a dressing station. Harmon was hit while deliberately exposing himself to gunfire as he tried to protect a shipmate. He was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2009-11-13T15:49:40Z

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><br/>
Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid May 31 1943 - Launched July 25 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HARMON DE-678'''<br/>
Commissioned August 31 1943 - Decommissioned March 25 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken August 1 1965<br/>
Sold January 30 1967 for 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>[[HARMON_DE_678_Covers_Page_1 | Harmon Covers Page 1]]    (1943-46)</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
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should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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<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">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine cancel<br/><br/>Quincy, MA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-07-25
<br/>to<br/>
1943-07-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Harmon_DE678_19430725_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching_ | Launching]]

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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-13
<br/>to<br/>
1946-04-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19460413 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett harmon de678 19460413.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<p> </p>
<h3>See Cover Page</h3>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars<br/>WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Leonard Roy Harmon USN (January 21 1917 - November 12 1942)<br/>
Harmon enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Mess Attendant Third Class at Houston June 10 1939. After training at Norfolk he reported to [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]] for duty October 28 1939, and was aboard her during the attack at [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]. Advanced to Mess Attendant First Class, Harmon was killed in action aboard SAN FRANCISCO during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 12-13 1942. With disregard for his own safety Harmon rendered invaluable assistance to caring for the wounded and evacuating them to a dressing station. Harmon was hit while deliberately exposing himself to gunfire as he tried to protect a shipmate. He was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross



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