CROSLEY APD 87
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.
Keel Laid October 16 1943 Launched February 12 1944 as Rudderrow Class Destroyer Escort DE-226 Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 |
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Postmarks
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1945-06-27 |
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Official Business
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device
Other Information
CROSLEY earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - Walter Selywn Crosley (October 30 1871 - January 6 1939)
Crosley graduated from the Naval Academy June 2 1893. During the Spanish-American War he distinguished himself by taking LEYDEN into the Bay of Nipe through a narrow channel which was supposedly mined. Under musket fire from shore, he discovered the Spanish Gunboat DON JUAN and engaged in a heated action until the remainder of the squadron came up and sank the enemy ship. He served as assistant naval attache in Russia and received The Navy Cross for conducting a party of Americans out of Russia under difficult and trying conditions in April 1917. He served as Navy hydrographer, commanded organizations in the operating forces and naval districts, and was a member of the Navy General Board. Rear Admiral Crosley retired November 1 1935, and died January 6 1939 at Baltimore, Md
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