PEIFFER DE 588 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

2026-03-11T21:15:41Z

Added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

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	<ol>~~Rudderrow~~ Class ~~Type TEV~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid December 21 1943 - Launched January 26 1944 <br/><br/>		Keel Laid 21 December 1943 - Launched 26 January 1944 <br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS PEIFFER DE-588'''<br/>		<li>'''USS PEIFFER DE-588'''<br/>
	Commissioned June 15 1944 - Decommissioned June 1 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 15 June 1944 - Decommissioned 1 June 1946<br/><br/>
	Stricken from Naval Register December 1 1966<br/>		Stricken from Naval Register 1 December 1966<br/>
	Sunk as target May 16 1967 off California		Sunk as target 16 May 1967 off California
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	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	~~<!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] ~~-->~~		[[Image:Peiffer_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]Ensign Carl D. Peiffer, USNR
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS PEIFFER DE-588_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>		<li>[[USS PEIFFER DE-588_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Peiffer DE-588 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</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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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2z + SLts		Locy Type 2z
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			1946-01-24
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Peiffer_DE588_19460124_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Peiffer_DE588_19460124_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Add-on cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			Locy Type<br/>2z + SLts<br/>(27x3)
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	1946-07-10		1946-07-10
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			Locy Type SL<br/>(27x3)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-01-24
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Peiffer_DE588_19460124_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Peiffer_DE588_19460124_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Add-on cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	PEIFFER earned ~~one battle star during World War II<br/><br/>~~		USS PEIFFER earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/Asia clasp), the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal (w/ 1 star) and the Philippine Independence Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Carl David Peiffer, USNR (18 September 1915 - 4 June 1942)<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia clasp - Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 star - Philippine Independence Ribbon<br/><br/>		Peiffer was born 18 September 1915, in Wilmington, NC and enlisted in the US Naval Reserve on 13 December 1940. Appointed as an Aviation Cadet 5 March 1941 he was commissioned Ensign on 25 September 1941. Following training at Norfolk, Va. he was assigned to duty with Scouting Squadron 6 aboard [[ENTERPRISE CV 6\|USS ENTERPRISE CV-6]] on 11 March 1942. Killed in action during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942, he was posthumously awarded the '''Navy Cross''' ("for extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty") as he "pressed home his attacks in the face of a formidable barrage of anti-aircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition."<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Carl David Peiffer (September 18 1915 - June 4 1942)<br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Frank W. Peiffer, mother of Ens. Peiffer.
	Peiffer enlisted in the ~~U.S.~~ Naval Reserve on December 13 1940. Appointed as an Aviation Cadet March 5 1941 he was commissioned Ensign on September 25 1941. Following training at Norfolk, Va. he was assigned to duty with Scouting Squadron 6 aboard [[ENTERPRISE CV 6\|USS ENTERPRISE CV-6]] on March 11 1942. Killed in action during the Battle of Midway on June 4 1942, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross (for extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty~~...~~" as he "pressed home his attacks in the face of a formidable barrage of anti-aircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition."
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JohnG3938 at 22:57, 8 January 2018

2018-01-08T22:57:29Z

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	~~NO PEIFFER POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2z + SLts
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1946-07-10
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Peiffer_DE588_19460710_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Peiffer_DE588_19460710_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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JonBurdett: correction

2011-06-27T00:28:05Z

correction

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>Rudderrow Class Type TEV Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid December 21 1943 - Launched January 26 1944 <br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PEIFFER DE-588'''<br/>
Commissioned June 15 1944 - Decommissioned June 1 1946<br/><br/>
Stricken from Naval Register December 1 1966<br/>
Sunk as target May 16 1967 off California
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<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>[[USS PEIFFER DE-588_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</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.



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<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>




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NO PEIFFER POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
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</td><td align="center" width="120">

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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
PEIFFER earned one battle star during World War II<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia clasp - Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 star - Philippine Independence Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Carl David Peiffer (September 18 1915 - June 4 1942)<br/>
Peiffer enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on December 13 1940. Appointed as an Aviation Cadet March 5 1941 he was commissioned Ensign on September 25 1941. Following training at Norfolk, Va. he was assigned to duty with Scouting Squadron 6 aboard [[ENTERPRISE CV 6|USS ENTERPRISE CV-6]] on March 11 1942. Killed in action during the Battle of Midway on June 4 1942, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross (for extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty..." as he "pressed home his attacks in the face of a formidable barrage of anti-aircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition."



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