HERBERT J THOMAS DD 833 - Revision history

JohnG3938 at 00:17, 30 May 2018

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	1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel"		1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel". Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Grimsland_ \| Grimsland]].
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	<li>[[USS HERBERT J. THOMAS DD-833_Covers_Page_1 \|Herbert J. Thomas Covers Page 1]]    (1945-61)</li>		<li>[[USS HERBERT J. THOMAS DD-833_Covers_Page_1 \|Herbert J. Thomas Covers Page 1]]    (1945-67)</li>
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			Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (DD,USS)
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			1967-01-28
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	[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ \| Columbus Day]], Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ \| Donald R. Graf]]		[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ \| Columbus Day]], Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ \| Donald R. Graf]]
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			Locy Type<br/>2z*
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			1945-08-02
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			[[Image:JonBurdett herbertjthomas dd833 19450802 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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<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>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid October 30 1944 - Launched March 25 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HERBERT J. THOMAS DD-833'''<br/>
Commissioned May 29 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HERBERT J. THOMAS DDR-833'''<br/>
Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HERBERT J. THOMAS DD-833'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 1 1964<br/>
Decommissioned December 4 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974<br/><br/>
<li>'''HAN YANG D-915''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Taiwan May 6 1974 and renamed<br/>
Decommissioned by Taiwan August 16 1999, to be sunk as artificial reef
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:HERBERT J THOMAS 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 HERBERT J. THOMAS DD-833_Covers_Page_1 |Herbert J. Thomas Covers Page 1]]    (1945-61)</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<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/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1961-03-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett herbertjthomas ddr833 19610324 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett herbertjthomas ddr833 19610324.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDR-833




<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">
1946-05-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19460502_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19460502_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-833




<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">
1946-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19461111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19461111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-833




<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">
1947-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19471012_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19471012_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-833<br/>
[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]], Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<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">
1961-03-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett herbertjthomas ddr833 19610324 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett herbertjthomas ddr833 19610324.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDR-833




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15910)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19460502_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HJThomas_DD833_19460502_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-833<br/>This postmark is on the backside of May 2 1946 cover

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
HERBERT J. THOMAS received 6 battle stars for her Korean War service and 3 Battle Stars for her Vietnam War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas, Jr., USMCR (February 8 1918 - November 7 1943).<br/>Attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Third Marine Division, Sergeant Thomas was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on the Solomon Islands on November 7 1943.<br/>Sgt. Thomas attempted to disable a machine gun post with a hand grenade. However, the grenade bounced off the jungle flora and fell back to his position. He immediately leaped onto the grenade to save the lives of his men, who went on to destroy the enemy machine gun.<br/>Sgt. Thomas also received the Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. <br/>Note: Also honored by naming the hospital in his hometown, Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, West Virginia.



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