ROY O HALE DER 336

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 ROY O. HALE DE-336
Commissioned February 3 1944 - Decommissioned July 11 1946
Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) December 7 1955, While in reserve
USS ROY O. HALE DER-336
Recommissioned January 29 1957 - Decommissioned July 15 1963

Struck from Naval Register August 1 1974
Sold April 1 1975 to the Union Metals and Alloys Corp. Baltimore, Md for scrap

Naval Covers

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Roy O. Hale Covers Page 1 (1945-57)

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 February 3 1944 to July 11 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-11-13

As DE-336

2nd Commissioning January 29 1957 to July 15 1963

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1957-01-29

As DER-336

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

NAMESAKE - Roy Orestus Hale, Jr. USN (May 10 1916 - May 8 1942)
Hale graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned Ensign on June 2 1938. After a year at sea, Hale underwent aviation training at Pensacola, Miami, and San Diego and on June 21 1941, joined Scouting Squadron 2 on board USS LEXINGTON CV-2. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) in October, he remained on board that carrier after the United States entered World War II. He participated in the Pacific raids of February and March 1942 and flew his scout plane in the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7-8. Failing to return from that mission, Hale was presumed killed in action and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat and his " ... courageous determination and aggressiveness ... attacking enemy aircraft in spite of fierce fighter opposition."

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