STODDARD DD 566

Ship Name and Designation History

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USS STODDARD DD-566
Commissioned April 15 1944 - Decommissioned July 8 1946
Recommissioned March 9 1951 - Decommissioned September 26 1969

Struck from Naval Register June 1 1975
Sunk as target July 22 1997 off Hawaii

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945-51)

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

1st Commissioning April 15 1944 to July 8 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-03-12
to
1945-03-19

Mark from back of cover

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15850)

1946-01-24

Note:

2nd Commissioning March 9 1951 to September 26 1969

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1951-04-16

First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1962-06-22

Note:

Locy Type
9efu

1951-07-11

The cancel was applied to the reverse of the cover.

Other Information

STODDARD received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ three bronze stars - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia and Europe Clasps - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 bronze star - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 bronze stars - Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Republic of Vietnam Campaign medal

STODDARD has the distinction of being the the last Fletcher Class destroyer to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975.

For more information about the ship and her crew, visit their website by clicking here -> [1]

NAMESAKE - Master's Mate James Stoddard, USN
Stoddard was born at Port Robinson, C.W. (Canada West), around 1838. On September 21 1863, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at Detroit, Michigan. While serving in USS Marmora near Yazoo City, Miss., he was sent ashore, in the crew of a rifled howitzer mounted on a field carriage, to help repulse a Confederate attack on the town. He and his comrades defended their gun against superior forces, often engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Stoddard was wounded in the neck during the action, but recovered to receive the award of a medal and a promotion to Acting Master's Mate, on April 14 1864, for his courageous stand.

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