GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-20T06:55:19Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: 1 mark added

2012-02-28T22:55:14Z

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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>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid December 29 1943 - Launched February 29 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS NAIFEH DE-352'''<br/>
Commissioned July 4 1944 - Decommissioned June 27 1946<br/>
Recommissioned January 26 1951 - Decommissioned June 17 1960<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1966<br/>
Sunk as target July 11 1966 off San Clemente Island, CA
</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 NAIFEH DE-352_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946-57)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning July 4 1944 to June 27 1946</h4>




<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. #15525)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19460413 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19460413.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning January 26 1951 to June 17 1960</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-12-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19521226 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19521226.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1957-08-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19570801 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19570801.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<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">
1952-12-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19521226 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett naifeh de352 19521226.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
NAIFEH earned 3 Battle Stars for Korea<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Lt. (jg) Alfred Naifeh USN (1915-42)<br/>
When his ship [[MEREDITH DD 434|USS MEREDITH DD-434]] was sunk during the Battle of the Solomons, Naifeh worked through the night keeping wounded and exhausted survivors on life rafts. As a result of his continuing valiant efforts to save his shipmates, he was completely overcome by exhaustion, which ultimately resulted in his death October 16 1942. For his devotion to duty and courage, Naifeh was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.




<p> </p>
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[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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NAIFEH DE 352 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: 1 mark added