Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236)

Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022

1. USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) Marker

Inscription.
Commissioned: 21 July 1920 as USS Humphreys (DD-236)
Converted to a High Speed Transport
Redesignated: 1 December 1942 as APD-12
Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Decommissioned: 26 October 1945

Earned Seven Battle Stars for WWII Service
Eastern New Guinea Operation
Bismarck Archipelagio Operation
Hollandia Operation
Luzon Operation
Iwo Jima Operation
Okinawa Gunto Operation

Dedicated with Pride and Respect to ALL those who Served with Honor Aboard the USS Humphreys APD-12/DD-236 On behalf of the Family of Jesse Bates, WWII Sailor aboard the Humphreys

Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 30° 16.345′ N, 98° 52.034′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Austin Street and North Washington Street. The marker is located in the central section of the WWII Veterans Memorial Courtyard which is a part of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker. U.S.S. Cebu (ARG-6) (here, next to this marker); USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD774) (here, next to this marker); Destroyer Squadron 29 (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. L.S.T. 811 (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Centaurus (AKA17) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Wm. P. Biddle (APA-8) (here, next to this marker); 25th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . . USS Humphreys (DD-236).

USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Joshua Humphreys, a pioneer US shipbuilder.

(Submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) Marker is the fourth large marker from the left image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022

2. The USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) Marker is the fourth large marker from the left

Public Domain - US navy, circa 1935

3. USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) Marker

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Humphreys (DD-236) underway in the mid-1930s.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.