HUNTER MARSHALL APD 112

Ship Name and Designation History

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Crosley Class High-speed Transport Keel Laid 9 March 1945 as Destroyer Escort DE-602 Redesignated High-speed Transport (APD) 17 July 1944 Launched 5 May 1945 USS HUNTER MARSHALL APD-112 Commissioned 17 July 1945 - Decommissioned 30 May 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1960 Transferred to Ecuador July 1961 for use as a power hulk

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hunter Marshall APD-112 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) 27 Oct 1945

1945-10-27

1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1945-11-14

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of Bob Govern.

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #16000)

1945-10-23

Cut piece on card

 

Other Information

USS HUNTER MARSHALL earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ensign Hunter Marshall III, USNR (6 October 1917 - 10 June 1943)
Marshall enlisted in the Naval Reserve 12 July 1941. Called to active duty in September, Marshall was appointed Midshipman and attended Midshipman's School at New York. He later attended Armed Guard School and in April 1942, reported to Army transport USAT MERRIMACK and took command of her naval Armed Guard Unit. Carrying military supplies to the Panama Canal Zone, the ship was torpedoed by Submarine U-68 south of Yucatan Channel 9 June 1942. Despite the danger of further attacks Ensign Marshall led his Armed Guard gun crews in furious resistance to the submarine until the forward part of the ship was actually awash. Because of his loyal and determined fighting spirit, Marshall was one of the last to leave the ship and was lost. He was presumed dead 10 June 1943, and was awarded the Silver Star for his gallantry.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hunter Marshall, mother of Ensign Marshall

 

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