MOSLEY DE 321 - Revision history

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

2020-07-24T15:27:08Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

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	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Edsall Class ~~Type FMR~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Edsall Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid April 6 1943 - Launched June 26 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 6 April 1943 - Launched and Christened 26 June 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MOSLEY DE-321'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MOSLEY DE-321'''</li>
	Commissioned October 30 1943 - Decommissioned March 15 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 30 October 1943 - Decommissioned 15 March 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register January 2 1971<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 2 January 1971<br/>
	Sold August 22 1973 for scrap		Sold 22 August 1973 for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS MOSLEY DE-321_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1946)</li>		<li>[[USS MOSLEY DE-321_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Mosley DE-321 Covers Page 1]]    (1946)</li>
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	<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">~~POSTMARK TYPE~~</th>		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	<th align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~DATE FROM<br/>to~~<br/>~~DATE TO~~</th>		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">~~THUMBNAIL LINK TO~~<br/>~~CLOSE-UP IMAGE~~</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~100~~">~~THUMBNAIL LINK TO~~<br/>~~FULL COVER IMAGE~~</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
			<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n)		Locy Type 2(n)
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	1946-01-07		1946-01-07
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	[[Image:JonBurdett_mosley_de321_19460107_pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_mosley_de321_19460107_pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			1945-07-03
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mosley_DE321_19450703_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mosley_DE321_19450703_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Registered Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	MOSLEY ~~received two battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>~~		USS MOSLEY earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Walter Harold Mosley, USN (17 January 1916 - 4 June 1942)<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon ~~(retroactive) -~~ American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>		Ens. Mosley was assigned to Patrol Squadron 22 based at [[OtherUS_Ford_Island_Naval_Air_Station_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii\|Ford Island Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor]] during the [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor attack]]. Beginning in January 1942 Mosley flew patrols north of Australia into the Java Sea and surrounding waters plotting the movements of the Japanese. As copilot of a PBY‑5, he departed for a patrol south of Amboina, Moluccas, 19 February 1942. With Lt. Thomas H. Moorer (later Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations) as pilot, the patrol plane spotted a merchant ship off Melville Island, Australia, and turned to investigate. About 0920, nine Japanese fighters jumped the PBY. Soon the plane was in flames, its port engine out and fuel streaming along the fuselage. Despite the attacking fighters, Lieutenant Moorer and Ensign Mosley skillfully landed the plane. In Lieutenant Moorer’s words, Mosley assisted by handling the throttle “although dazed and bleeding profusely from a wound in the head.” While serving with VP-44 as co-pilot of a PBY-5A flying boat on patrol off Midway Island, Mosley's plane was shot down by two Japanese seaplanes. Ensign Mosley was posthumously awarded the '''Silver Star''' for “extremely gallant and intrepid conduct” during the air action 19 February 1942.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Walter Harold Mosley USN (January 17 1916 - June 4 1942)<br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. A. G. Mosley.
	Ens. Mosley was assigned to Patrol Squadron 22 based at [[OtherUS_Ford_Island_Naval_Air_Station_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii\|Ford Island Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor]] during the [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor attack]]. Beginning in January 1942 Mosley flew patrols north of Australia into the Java Sea and surrounding waters plotting the movements of the Japanese. As copilot of a PBY‑5, he departed for a patrol south of Amboina, Moluccas, February 19 1942 . With Lt. Thomas H. Moorer (later ~~admiral~~ and Chief of Naval Operations) as pilot, the patrol plane spotted a merchant ship off Melville Island, Australia, and turned to investigate. About 0920, nine Japanese fighters jumped the PBY. Soon the plane was in flames, its port engine out and fuel streaming along the fuselage. Despite the attacking fighters, Lieutenant Moorer and Ensign Mosley skillfully landed the plane. In Lieutenant Moorer’s words, Mosley assisted by handling the throttle “although dazed and bleeding profusely from a wound in the head.” While serving with VP-44 as co-pilot of a PBY-5A flying boat on patrol off Midway Island, Mosley's plane was shot down by two Japanese seaplanes. Ensign Mosley was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for “extremely gallant and intrepid conduct” during the air action February 19 1942


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JonBurdett: new format

2011-06-23T16:43:41Z

new format

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>Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid April 6 1943 - Launched June 26 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MOSLEY DE-321'''<br/>
Commissioned October 30 1943 - Decommissioned March 15 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 2 1971<br/>
Sold August 22 1973 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>[[USS MOSLEY DE-321_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946)</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 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.



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<table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">POSTMARK TYPE</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/>CLOSE-UP IMAGE</th>
<th align="center" width="100">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>
</tr></table>




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<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">
1946-01-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_mosley_de321_19460107_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:JonBurdett_mosley_de321_19460107.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
MOSLEY received two battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Walter Harold Mosley USN (January 17 1916 - June 4 1942)<br/>
Ens. Mosley was assigned to Patrol Squadron 22 based at [[OtherUS_Ford_Island_Naval_Air_Station_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii|Ford Island Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor]] during the [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor attack]]. Beginning in January 1942 Mosley flew patrols north of Australia into the Java Sea and surrounding waters plotting the movements of the Japanese. As copilot of a PBY‑5, he departed for a patrol south of Amboina, Moluccas, February 19 1942 . With Lt. Thomas H. Moorer (later admiral and Chief of Naval Operations) as pilot, the patrol plane spotted a merchant ship off Melville Island, Australia, and turned to investigate. About 0920, nine Japanese fighters jumped the PBY. Soon the plane was in flames, its port engine out and fuel streaming along the fuselage. Despite the attacking fighters, Lieutenant Moorer and Ensign Mosley skillfully landed the plane. In Lieutenant Moorer’s words, Mosley assisted by handling the throttle “although dazed and bleeding profusely from a wound in the head.” While serving with VP-44 as co-pilot of a PBY-5A flying boat on patrol off Midway Island, Mosley's plane was shot down by two Japanese seaplanes. Ensign Mosley was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for “extremely gallant and intrepid conduct” during the air action February 19 1942




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