JOHN J POWERS DE 528 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2020-07-23T20:32:42Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

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	<ol>Evarts Class ~~Type GMT~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Evarts Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid September 25 1943 - Launched November 2 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 25 September 1943 - Launched and Christened 2 November 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS JOHN J. POWERS DE-528'''<br/>		<li>'''USS JOHN J. POWERS DE-528'''</li>
	Commissioned February 29 1944 - Decommissioned October 16 1945<br/><br/>		Commissioned 29 February 1944 - Decommissioned 16 October 1945<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register November 1 1945<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1945<br/>
	Scrapped February 1946		Scrapped February 1946
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	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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			Locy Type 2z
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			1944-03-25
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			Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	A war ballot envelope sent via another ship.		A war ballot envelope sent via another ship. From the John Germann collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons~~.~~..<br/>~~		USS JOHN J. POWERS earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Lieutenant John James Powers, USN (3 July 1912 - 8 May 1942)<br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - John James Powers USN (July 3 1912 - May 8 1942)<br/>		Powers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After serving at sea for 5 years, he underwent flight training, reporting 21 January 1941 to Bombing Squadron 5, attached to the famed Carrier [[YORKTOWN CV 5\|USS Yorktown CV-5]]. As the fleet moved to prevent further Japanese expansion in the Solomons in 1942, Powers took part in the important raid on Tulagi 4 May, flying without fighter cover to score two hits on Japanese ships. As the main Battle of the Coral Sea developed 7 May, Lt. Powers and his companions discovered Carrier IJNS SHOHO and, bombing at extremely low altitudes, sank her in 10 minutes. Next morning while the great carrier battle continued, he joined the attack on IJNS SHOKAKU, scoring an important bomb hit. His intrepid, low-bombing run, however, brought Powers into heavy antiaircraft fire; and his plane plunged into the sea. Lt. Powers was declared dead; but, for his indomitable spirit in this series of attacks, was awarded the '''Medal of Honor''' posthumously. According to the citation: "... completely disregarding the safety altitude and without fear or concern for his own safety, he courageously pressed home his attack, almost to the very deck of an enemy carrier and did not release his bomb until he was sure of a direct hit."<br/><br/>
	Powers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After serving at sea for 5 years, he underwent flight training, reporting January 21 1941 to Bombing Squadron 5, attached to the famed Carrier [[YORKTOWN CV 5\|USS ~~YORKTOWN~~ CV-5]]. As the fleet moved to prevent further Japanese expansion in the Solomons in 1942, Powers took part in the important raid on Tulagi May 4, flying without fighter cover to score two hits on Japanese ships. As the main Battle of the Coral Sea developed May 7, Lt. Powers and his companions discovered Carrier SHOHO and, bombing at extremely low altitudes, sank her in 10 minutes. Next morning while the great carrier battle continued, he joined the attack on SHOKAKU, scoring an important bomb hit. His intrepid, low-bombing run, however, brought Powers into heavy antiaircraft fire; and his plane plunged into the sea. Lt. Powers was declared dead; but, for his indomitable spirit in this series of attacks, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. According to the citation: "... completely disregarding the safety altitude and without fear or concern for his own safety, he courageously pressed home his attack, almost to the very deck of an enemy carrier and did not release his bomb until he was sure of a direct hit."		The ships sponsor was Mrs. John J. Powers, mother of Lt. Powers.

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JohnG3938 at 19:06, 5 December 2017

2017-12-05T19:06:38Z

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	~~NO JOHN J. POWERS POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type 2z*
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1944-10-27
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	~~Note:~~		A war ballot envelope sent via another ship.
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JonBurdett: created page

2011-04-21T22:06:02Z

created page

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.
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<ol>Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid September 25 1943 - Launched November 2 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN J. POWERS DE-528'''<br/>
Commissioned February 29 1944 - Decommissioned October 16 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 1 1945<br/>
Scrapped February 1946
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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">
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</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>




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO JOHN J. POWERS POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John James Powers USN (July 3 1912 - May 8 1942)<br/>
Powers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After serving at sea for 5 years, he underwent flight training, reporting January 21 1941 to Bombing Squadron 5, attached to the famed Carrier [[YORKTOWN CV 5|USS YORKTOWN CV-5]]. As the fleet moved to prevent further Japanese expansion in the Solomons in 1942, Powers took part in the important raid on Tulagi May 4, flying without fighter cover to score two hits on Japanese ships. As the main Battle of the Coral Sea developed May 7, Lt. Powers and his companions discovered Carrier SHOHO and, bombing at extremely low altitudes, sank her in 10 minutes. Next morning while the great carrier battle continued, he joined the attack on SHOKAKU, scoring an important bomb hit. His intrepid, low-bombing run, however, brought Powers into heavy antiaircraft fire; and his plane plunged into the sea. Lt. Powers was declared dead; but, for his indomitable spirit in this series of attacks, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. According to the citation: "... completely disregarding the safety altitude and without fear or concern for his own safety, he courageously pressed home his attack, almost to the very deck of an enemy carrier and did not release his bomb until he was sure of a direct hit."




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