HOWARD W GILMORE AS 16

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.

Fulton Class Submarine Tender Keel Laid 21 December 1942 as NEPTUNE Renamed 8 June 1943 Launched 16 September 1943 USS HOWARD W. GILMORE AS 16 Commissioned 24 May 1944 - Decommissioned 30 September 1980 Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1980 Scrapped 20 November 2006

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-79)

 

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

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Post Office Established 1 June 1944 - Disestablished 30 August 1980

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-84

1950-09-01

Cacheted

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-84b

1954-06-08

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1967

1969-09-11

R/S ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1971

1971-05-24

Ship's 27th birthday. Cachet by the Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1949-07-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1966-01-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1979-05-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 7t(1)

1946-10-27

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type 7tn+u

1963-02-28

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) (USS)

1970-10-29

Mail from USS Marlin SST-2, Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 7z*

1944-10-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-84c

1946-06-06

Cacheted. Also has a Type 7t(1) postmark.

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-84f

1954-06-07

N/A

On Piece.

 

Locy Type 10(n+) "H. W. GILMORE"

19(77)-08-21

Note: Year date is a guess, USCS Postmark Catalog gives 1977 as a start date.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+)

1980-08-30

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

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USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA

1980-09-30

No Image

Decommissioned, cacheted.

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N/A

N/A

No Image

Picture postcard of the ship.

 

Locy Type 9 USS Fulton AS 11

1983-06-07

No Image

Ship's Namesake, cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal.

NAMESAKE - Commander Howard Walter Gilmore, USN. Commander Gilmore was the C.O. of GROWLER SS-215 and received The Navy Cross for an attack on enemy destroyers during his first war patrol and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for his second war patrol. On his fourth war patrol, February 7 1943, Commander Gilmore ordered his ship to ram a Japanese fast gunboat. In the ensuing fight, Commander Gilmore was shot and killed but not before he ordered his bridge cleared and to 'Take her down !'. Commander Howard W. Gilmore was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor for his actions to save his crew and ship.

 

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