WHITEHURST DE 634 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-07-04T23:33:07Z

updated ship names section

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	<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel March 21 1943 - Launched and Christened September 5 1943<br/><br/>		Keel March 21 1943 - Launched and Christened September 5 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>		<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE-634'''</li>
	Commissioned November 19 1943 - Decommissioned November 27 1946<br/>		Commissioned November 19 1943 - Decommissioned November 27 1946<br/>
	Recommissioned September 1 1950 - Decommissioned December 6 1958<br/><br/>		Recommissioned September 1 1950 - Decommissioned December 6 1958<br/><br/>
	<li>'''WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>		<li>'''WHITEHURST DE-634'''</li>
	Placed In Service as a unit of the Select Reserve ASW Force<br/><br/>		Placed In Service as a unit of the Select Reserve ASW Force<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>		<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE-634'''</li>
	Recommissioned October 2 1961 - Decommissioned August 1 1962<br/><br/>		Recommissioned October 2 1961 - Decommissioned August 1 1962<br/><br/>
	<li>'''WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>		<li>'''WHITEHURST DE-634'''</li>
	Placed In Service as a Group II Naval Reserve training ship<br/>		Placed In Service as a Group II Naval Reserve training ship<br/>
	Placed Out of Service July 12 1969<br/><br/>		Placed Out of Service July 12 1969<br/><br/>
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	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

JonBurdett: linked cover page

2016-03-04T17:32:55Z

linked cover page

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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (1946~~-1962~~)</li>		<li>[[USS WHITEHURST DE-634_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-04-15		1946-04-15
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460415_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460415_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-05-09		1946-05-09
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460509_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460509_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Note:		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->
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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning September 1 1950 to December 6 1958</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning September 1 1950 to December 6 1958</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2 -->		<!-- Type 2 -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2		Locy Type<br/>2
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1954-09-03		1954-09-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19540903_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19540903_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 3rd Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 3rd Commissioning Period -->
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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>3rd Commissioning October 2 1961 to August 1 1962</h4>		<h4>3rd Commissioning October 2 1961 to August 1 1962</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2(n) -->		<!-- Type 2(n) -->
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2(n)		Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1962-07-02		1962-07-02
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<hr/>		<hr/>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- 2z -->		<!-- 2z -->

GregCiesielski at 23:29, 28 February 2011

2011-02-28T23:29:41Z

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel March 21 1943 - Launched and Christened September 5 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>
Commissioned November 19 1943 - Decommissioned November 27 1946<br/>
Recommissioned September 1 1950 - Decommissioned December 6 1958<br/><br/>
<li>'''WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>
Placed In Service as a unit of the Select Reserve ASW Force<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>
Recommissioned October 2 1961 - Decommissioned August 1 1962<br/><br/>
<li>'''WHITEHURST DE 634'''<br/>
Placed In Service as a Group II Naval Reserve training ship<br/>
Placed Out of Service July 12 1969<br/><br/>
Stricken from Naval Register July 12 1969<br/>
Sunk as target April 28 1971 torpedoed by USS TRIGGER SS-564
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Whitehurst_DE634_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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> Covers Page 1     (1946-1962)</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.



<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">
Postmark<br/>Date</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 November 19 1943 to November 27 1946</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460415_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460415_1_Front.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/>2z + SL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460509_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19460509_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning September 1 1950 to December 6 1958</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-09-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19540903_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19540903_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cacheted




<hr/>
<h4>3rd Commissioning October 2 1961 to August 1 1962</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-07-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19620702_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19620702_1_Front.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/>LDPS 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-07-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19620725_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19620725_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]

<hr/>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
N/A
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-06-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whitehurst_DE634_19430629_2_Letter.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Letter from Undersecretary of the Navy, James Forrestal. Letter informs Ensign Whitehursts mother that a US ship will be named in his honor.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS WHITEHURST earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, two National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
USS WHITEHURST and her crew starred in the 20th Century-Fox movie "The Enemy Below" June-July 1957<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Ensign Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr., USN (February 16 1920 - August 9 1942)<br/>    
Whitehurst was appointed Midshipman on July 14 1938. Because of the exigencies of war, graduated with the Naval Academy's Class of 1942 on December 19 1941. He reported to the Heavy Cruiser [[ASTORIA CA 34| USS ASTORIA CA-34]] on the morning of January 18 1942 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.<br/>    
Whitehurst served as a junior watch and division officer in ASTORIA as that ship took part in the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, and was in the cruiser when she participated in the landings on Guadalcanal on August 7 1942. The next day, ASTORIA screened the vital transports as they unloaded supplies and equipment for the Marines ashore, and that evening stood out to a night retirement station off Savo Island. A little after 0152 on the morning of August 9, a Japanese force under Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, which had slipped undetected into the waters south of Savo Island, unleashed a devastating night attack on the Southern and Northern Forces. The Northern Force, unaware of the enemy's presence until too late, soon took staggering punishment. [[VINCENNES CA 44| USS VINCENNES CA-44]] and [[QUINCY CA 39| USS QUINCY CA-39]] sank before daylight, but ASTORIA lingered on while her surviving officers and men labored to save their ship. However, the damage proved too great; and ASTORIA, like her two sister ships, eventually succumbed shortly after noon on August 9. Among the dead suffered in the Battle of Savo Island was Ensign Whitehurst.



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