TATUM APD 81 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 22:00, 21 November 2023

2023-11-21T22:00:20Z

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	<ol>Buckley Class ~~Type TE~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid April 22 1943 - Launched August 7 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 22 April 1943 - Launched 7 August 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS TATUM DE-789'''<br/>		<li>'''USS TATUM DE-789'''<br/>
	Commissioned November 22 1943<br/><br/>		Commissioned 22 November 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS TATUM APD-81'''<br/>		<li>'''USS TATUM APD-81'''<br/>
	Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) December 15 1944<br/>		Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) 15 December 1944<br/>
	Decommissioned November 15 1946<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 15 November 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1960<br/>
	Sold May 8 1961 ~~to Southern Scrap Metal Co., New Orleans, La.~~ for scrap		Sold 8 May 1961 for scrap.
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li><!-- [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[TATUM_APD_81_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Tatum DE-789 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
			<li><!-- [[TATUM_APD_81_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Tatum APD-81 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>

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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		Locy Type 2z
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	1946-02-22		1946-02-22
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	[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	As APD-81~~<br/>~~		APD-81. Additional SLb (35x3) added.
	Additional SL added
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	TATUM earned ~~two battle stars during World War II<br/><br/>~~		USS TATUM earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Lawrence Aldridge Tatum (7 December 1894 - 15 September 1942)<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal<br/><br/>		Tatum enlisted in the Navy at Atlanta, Ga., on 29 June 1917 as a Hospital Apprentice. Following training at San Francisco, he served at the Naval Hospital in Fort Lyon, Colo., and in the receiving ship at Norfolk, Va. On 15 October 1918, he was transferred to [[ALABAMA BB 8\|USS ALABAMA Battleship No. 8]], in which he served until 28 May 1919. Pharmacist's Mate 2d Class Tatum completed his enlistment at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ga., on 18 August 1919.<br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Lawrence Aldridge Tatum (December 7 1894 - September 15 1942)<br/>		During the ensuing nine years, he attended Atlanta Southern Dental College, Atlanta, Ga., and received his degree as a doctor of dental surgery. On 9 August 1928, Dr. Tatum was appointed an assistant dental surgeon in the Naval Reserve.<br/>
	Tatum enlisted in the Navy at Atlanta, Ga., on June 29 1917 as a Hospital Apprentice. Following training at San Francisco, he served at the Naval Hospital in Fort Lyon, Colo., and in the receiving ship at Norfolk, Va. On October 15 1918, he was transferred to [[ALABAMA BB 8\|USS ALABAMA Battleship No. 8]], in which he served until May 28 1919. Pharmacist's Mate 2d Class Tatum completed his enlistment at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ga., on August 18 1919.<br/>		Late in August 1940, Lt. Comdr. Tatum reported to the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., for active duty. He was serving in [[WASP CV 7\|USS WASP CV-7]] on 15 September 1942, as that carrier and [[HORNET CV 8\|USS HORNET CV-8]] were covering the movement of reinforcements from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. When USS WASP was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, Lt. Comdr. Tatum was among those trapped in the carrier's forecastle, cut off from the rest of the ship by raging flames. Rather than trying to save himself by jumping overboard, Tatum remained in the carrier to aid and comfort the wounded. He apparently went down with the ship when she sank. For his "gallant and intrepid conduct," Lt. Comdr. Tatum was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously.<br/><br/>
	During the ensuing nine years, he attended Atlanta Southern Dental College, Atlanta, Ga., and received his degree as a doctor of dental surgery. On August 9 1928, Dr. Tatum was appointed an assistant dental surgeon in the Naval Reserve.<br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Cecile Cofield Tatum, the widow of LCDR. Lawrence A. Tatum, DC, USN.
	Late in August 1940, Lt. Comdr. Tatum reported to the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., for active duty. He was serving in [[WASP CV 7\|USS WASP CV-7]] on September 15 1942, as that carrier and [[HORNET CV 8\|USS HORNET CV-8]] were covering the movement of reinforcements from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. When WASP was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, Lt. Comdr. Tatum was among those trapped in the carrier's forecastle, cut off from the rest of the ship by raging flames. Rather than trying to save himself by jumping overboard, Tatum remained in the carrier to aid and comfort the wounded. He apparently went down with the ship when she sank. For his "gallant and intrepid conduct," Lt. Comdr. Tatum was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously

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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.
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<ol>Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid April 22 1943 - Launched August 7 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TATUM DE-789'''<br/>
Commissioned November 22 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TATUM APD-81'''<br/>
Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) December 15 1944<br/>
Decommissioned November 15 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960<br/>
Sold May 8 1961 to Southern Scrap Metal Co., New Orleans, La. for scrap
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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> 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.



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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>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
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1946-02-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tatum apd81 19460222.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APD-81<br/>
Additional SL added


<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
TATUM earned two battle stars during World War II<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Lawrence Aldridge Tatum (December 7 1894 - September 15 1942)<br/>
Tatum enlisted in the Navy at Atlanta, Ga., on June 29 1917 as a Hospital Apprentice. Following training at San Francisco, he served at the Naval Hospital in Fort Lyon, Colo., and in the receiving ship at Norfolk, Va. On October 15 1918, he was transferred to [[ALABAMA BB 8|USS ALABAMA Battleship No. 8]], in which he served until May 28 1919. Pharmacist's Mate 2d Class Tatum completed his enlistment at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ga., on August 18 1919.<br/>
During the ensuing nine years, he attended Atlanta Southern Dental College, Atlanta, Ga., and received his degree as a doctor of dental surgery. On August 9 1928, Dr. Tatum was appointed an assistant dental surgeon in the Naval Reserve.<br/>
Late in August 1940, Lt. Comdr. Tatum reported to the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., for active duty. He was serving in [[WASP CV 7|USS WASP CV-7]] on September 15 1942, as that carrier and [[HORNET CV 8|USS HORNET CV-8]] were covering the movement of reinforcements from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. When WASP was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, Lt. Comdr. Tatum was among those trapped in the carrier's forecastle, cut off from the rest of the ship by raging flames. Rather than trying to save himself by jumping overboard, Tatum remained in the carrier to aid and comfort the wounded. He apparently went down with the ship when she sank. For his "gallant and intrepid conduct," Lt. Comdr. Tatum was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously




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