HAVERFIELD DER 393

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 HAVERFIELD DE-393
Commissioned November 29 1943 - Decommissioned June 30 1947
Converted to Radar Picket Escort Ship (DER) September 2 1954 While in reserve
USS HAVERFIELD DER-393
Recommissioned January 4 1955 - Decommissioned June 2 1969

Stricken June 2 1969
Sold December 15 1971 to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. Ltd. Kaoshiung, Taiwan for scrap

Naval Covers

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Haverfield Covers Page 1 (1946-67)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning November 29 1943 to June 30 1947

Locy Type
2z

1946-03-14
to
?

As DE-393

2nd Commissioning January 4 1955 to June 2 1969

Locy Type
2

1955-04-04
to
?

As DER-393

Locy Type
2t(n+)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
H-61

1967-03-01
to
?

As DER-393

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign James Wallace Haverfield USN (April 11 1917 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS ARIZONA BB-39

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)

Earned 5 Battle Stars (Vietnam)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 stars
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (palm) Unit Citation w/ 2 stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her anti-submarine work in The Atlantic (WWII)

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