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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.
<ol>Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid April 23 1943 - Launched July 4 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LOY DE-160'''<br/>
Commissioned September 12 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LOY APD-56'''<br/>
Converted to Charles Lawrence Class High Speed Transport (APD) October 23 1944<br/>
Decommissioned February 21 1947<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs<br/>
Moved 1961 to Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, TX<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1964<br/>
Sold August 15 1975 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore MD, for scrap
</ol></td>
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<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>[[LOY APD-56_Covers_Page_1 | Loy Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</li>
</ol>
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<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>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-06-05
<br/>to<br/>
1944-06-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy de160 19440605 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy de160 19440605.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DE-160




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-02-11
<br/>to<br/>
1945-02-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy apd56 19450211pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy apd56 19450211.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APD-56<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>L-21
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-02-05
<br/>to<br/>
1946-02-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy apd56 19460205 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett loy apd56 19460205.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APD-56<br/>
"L-21 was made from a 2z and originally read "U.S. LOY." Later the Mail Clerk inserted another S between the "U.S."<br/>(USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks)


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>*
Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Okinawa)<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Jackson Keith Loy USN (April 29 1922 - November 12 1942)<br/>
Loy enlisted in the Navy September 4 1940 and served in [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]] from December 6 1940, and was aboard during the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]. Loy was killed in action November 12 1942 when enemy aircraft attacked his ship off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. Gunner’s Mate Third Class Loy, manning an after 20mm. mount, fired at an attacker until killed by the crashing plane. His inspiring courage, cool determination, and utter disregard for his own safety were recognized with the posthumous award of The Navy Cross



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