GRADY DE 445

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.

USS GRADY DE-445
Commissioned September 11 1944 - Decommissioned July 2 1946
Placed In Service, In Reserve April 27 1947
Recommissioned November 21 1950 - Decommissioned December 18 1957

Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968
Sold June 1969 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1946)

Postmarks

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

Kearny NJ
Machine

1944-04-02

Launching

Kearny NJ
Machine

1944-04-02

Twin launching with USS FORMOE DE-509

1st Commissioning September 11 1944 to July 2 1946

Locy Type
2z

1946-02-04

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Locy Type
9efu

1946-02-04

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Other Information

GRADY received three battle stars for World War II Service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star

NAMESAKE - George Francis Grady USMC (April 28 1920 - August 7 1942)
Grady enlisted in the Marine Corps October 11 1938. Assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Private First Class Grady was killed in action on Gavutu, Solomon Islands, August 7 1942. Although aware that his weapon was not functioning, Grady rushed three of the enemy who were firing on his squad, engaged them in hand-to-hand combat, and succeeded in overpowering two of them before he himself was killed. For his courage and self-sacrifice, Grady was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross

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