QUICK DMS 32

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Gleaves Class Destroyer Keel Laid 3 November 1941 - Launched 3 May 1942 USS QUICK DD-490 Commissioned 3 July 1942 USS QUICK DMS-32 Converted to High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) 23 June 1945 Decommissioned 28 May 1949 USS QUICK DD-490 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 15 July 1955 while in reserve Struck from Naval Register 15 January 1972 Sold 27 August 1973 and broken up for scrap

Sergeant Major John H. Quick, USMC

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Quick DD-490 Covers Page 1     (1942-1945)
2. USS Quick DMS-32 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kearny, NJ

1942-05-03

Launching, cachet by George Neumann

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kearny, NJ

1942-05-03

Launching

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-16

DMS-32

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-05-07

DMS-32

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-09-01

DMS-32. Labor Day, cachet by Donald Graf.

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-11-25

DMS-32

 

Other Information

USS QUICK earned four battle stars during World War II.

NAMESAKE - Sergeant Major John Henry Quick, USMC (20 June 1870 - 9 September 1922)
Quick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 10 August 1892. He was awarded the Medal of Honor “for gallantry in action” in signaling the gunfire support vessel USS Dolphin (PG-24) while exposed to heavy enemy fire at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 14 June 1898.
During the Philippine-American War, he served in the Samaran campaign from 26 October 1901 to 26 March 1902, participating in the heroic march across Samar.
Remaining in the Marine Corps after the Spanish-American War, he served on expeditionary duty in Mexico (21 April – 23 November 1914) and with the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. During the Belleau Wood campaign he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross for assisting in the delivery of ammunition, over a road swept by enemy artillery, to Boureches.
Retiring 20 November 1918, Sgt. Major Quick was recalled, at his own request, for the period 26 July – 15 September 1920. He died in St. Louis, Missouri on 9 September 1922. {DANFS}

The ships sponsor was Mrs. William T. Roy, niece of Sergeant Major Quick.

Two ships have been named in his honor - USS QUICK DMS-32 and Liberty Ship SS JOHN H. QUICK ID 2547.

 

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