DE HAVEN DD 727

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid 9 August 1943 - Launched 9 January 1944 USS DE HAVEN DD-727 Commissioned 31 March 1944 - Decommissioned 3 December 1973 Struck from Naval Register 3 December 1973 Daegu Class Destroyer ROKS INCHEON DD-98 (South Korean Naval Service) Sold to South Korea 5 December 1973 and renamed ROKS INCHEON DD-918 (South Korean Naval Service) Decommissioned 30 December 1994 Stricken 1994 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS De Haven DD-727 Covers Page 1    (1945-1966)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 3 April 1944 - Disestablished 1 October 1971

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1951-05-03

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Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1964-03-11

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Locy Type 2t(nu) (B,USS)

1966-07-22

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Locy Type 2z

1945-10-21

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Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-12

1946-07-31

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-12a

1953-08-04

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Locy Type P [2(n) "NAVY DAY" in bars] (27 October 1945)

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-12b

1945-09-02

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Other Information

DE HAVEN earned the Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the World War II Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal (w/ 6 Campaign stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4 awards), the Vietnam Service Campaign Medal (w/ 10 Campaign stars), the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon With Palm, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the UN Korean Service Medal, RVN Vietnam Campaign Medal and the R.O.K. War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of USS DE HAVEN DD-469, lost 1 February 1943 off Savo Island

NAMESAKE - The Korean city of Incheon.

The ships sponsor was Miss H. N. De Haven, sponsor of the first USS DE HAVEN DD-469;

 

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