LAWRENCE C TAYLOR DE 415

Ship Name and Designation History

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John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 20 December 1943 - Launched 29 January 1944 USS LAWRENCE C. TAYLOR DE-415 Commissioned 13 May 1944 - Decommissioned 23 April 1946 Stricken 1 December 1972 Sold 12 September 1973 for scrap

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1. USS Lawrence C. Taylor DE-415 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z + SLKts(n+) (75x2.5)

1946-01-17

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Other Information

USS LAWRENCE C. TAYLOR earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Lawrence Coburn Taylor, USMCR (12 May 1920 - 24 August 1942)
Taylor enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve 14 January 1941. He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant 24 March 1941 and after flight training served in the Pacific. Lieutenant Taylor was killed in combat during the Solomon Islands campaign in the summer of 1942. He was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry while serving with a Marine Fighter Squadron 24 August 1942. “Prevented by a faulty engine from taking off with his flight to attack a hostile force of greatly superior strength, 2d Lieutenant Taylor skillfully effected hasty repairs and took off alone...his superb airmanship and dauntless courage under adverse conditions enabled him to destroy one heavy bomber...Taylor’s exemplary conduct and unswerving devotion to duty were an inspiration to the members of his squadron and in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.”

 

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