Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 14 ADM Joseph M Reeves

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Historical Information

Composition: members in the Los Angeles area. Organized: June 1934 (Bulletins No. 37 & 41)
Continued operations during WWII under President James E. Wilson, reorganized December 8, 1946 (Dec 1946 Log); not listed in USCS Membership report of 1949. Reactivated (Nov 1964 Log) but apparently not for long. Reactivated 1972 (USCS Log October 1972, page 96)
Organizing members: W.J. Leiner (#441), President; H.J. Lindhardt (125), Vice Pres; Ala Kleinpell (#443), Secty-Treas; Richard Dumonte (#145)
Reorganized 1946 by David Brockton Browne with Willis Hendrick as President
Reactivated 1964 by Charles French, President; William Eaton, Vice Pres; Edward Morrison Secty-Treas; Al & Sam Moses.
Reactivated 1972 by Charles French with members Louis Bushnell, Lector Orick, Dorothy Mitchell.
Cachet Directors: 1934-35 Richard Dumonte, 1936 Nat Williams, 1937 H.J. Lindhardt, 1938-40 K.F. Hermann, 1941 Henry Stinemetts.
Chapter sponsored a variety of covers for historical events, visits to Long Beach, Macon overflights, some in two colors. Artists are not identified, nor is quantity information available. The Chapter offered to service covers for members (June 15, 1938 Log) in the following ships: Hannibal, Bushnell, Potomac, Ramapo, Salinas, Vega, Vestal, Bridge, Brazos, Arctic, Medusa, Kanawha, Cuyama, Neches. It is unclear if or how these were identified. After later reorganizations in 1946, 1964 and 1972, cover sponsorship was minimal with only one recorded.
Sponsor identification: Chapter No. 14, Chapter No. 14 USCS; Admiral Reeves Chapter No. 14.

 

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			1934-11-09 Locy Type 2s (C) USS California BB-44
			Category

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N/A		N/A	1934-11-10 Locy Type 7qt USS Texas BB-35
			Welcome Home

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			1935-05-30 Locy Type 5hks "SAN / DIEGO" USS Dallas DD-199
			Memorial Day

Silver Theromographed cachet

 

No Image			1936-12-01 Locy Type (AC-TTT) "ADM. REEVES / RETIRES" USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Admiral J M Reeves

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 14 ADM Joseph M Reeves and Harry E Richmond

 

N/A		N/A	1936-12-06 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF" USS California BB-44
			California History

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			1937-01-03 Locy Type 7d USS San Francisco CA-38
			California History

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N/A		N/A	1937-06-18 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF" USS Relief AH-1
			4th National Convention of the Navy Mothers Club of America

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			1938-09-23 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBB) SAN PEDRO / CALIF USS Vestal AR-4
			American Legion Convention

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 14 ADM Joseph M Reeves, Lottie Eshliman and H J Lindhardt
Eshliman is the artist. You can see her name at the bottom of the brick wall just above "AMERICAN"

 

N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Taluga AO-62
			Navy Day

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