WITEK EDD 848

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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.

    Gearing Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid July 16 1945 - Launched February 2 1946

  1. USS WITEK DD-848
    Commissioned April 25 1946

  2. USS WITEK EDD-848
    Redesignated Experimental Destroyer (EDD) November 1946
    Decommissioned August 19 1968

    Struck from Naval Register September 17 1968
    Sunk as target July 4 1969 off Virginia


Naval Covers

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  1. Witek Covers Page 1    (1946-66)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-12-25

As EDD-848
Christmas, cachet by Donald R. Graf


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1952-07-04

As EDD-848


 

Locy Type
2r

1954-11-04

As EDD-848


 

Locy Type
2t(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. W-39a

1966-11-21

As EDD-848


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1952-07-04

As EDD-848
Green strike


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1952-07-04

As EDD-848
Black strike


 

Locy Type
9efu

1964-05-16

As EDD-848


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. W-39b

1946-10-27

As DD-848

 

Other Information

WITEK - In use as an experimental vessel most of her career.

NAMESAKE - Private 1st Class Frank Peter Witek, USMC (December 10 1921 - August 3 1944).
PFC Witek, serving with the First Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, was killed in action on August 3 1944, in the Battle of Finegayan, Guam. For his heroism and sacrifice of life, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

 


 

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