DANIEL T GRIFFIN APD 38

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched February 25 1943


1. USS DANIEL T. GRIFFIN DE-54
   Commissioned June 9 1943
   
   
2. USS DANIEL T. GRIFFIN APD-38
   Converted to High Speed Transport (APD) October 23 1944
   Decommissioned May 30 1946
   
   
3. VIRGILIO URIBE APD-29 (Chilean Naval Service)
   Transferred to Chile November 15 1966 and renamed
   Decommissioned 1995
   
   Scrapped 1995

 

Naval Covers

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1. Daniel T. Griffin Covers Page 1    (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-07-03 to ?

As DE-54...Only security type cancels (z & branch #) were used by this ship
 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16012)

1946-03-01 to ?

As APD-38...Wartime security branch # strike

 

Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Okinawa operation, April 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 star
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Aviation Machinists Mate Daniel Thornburg Griffin USN (March 25 1911 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack. Griffin was cited by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, for his prompt and efficient action and his utter disregard of personal danger in the defense of KANEOHE BAY NAS

 

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