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First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942

First Day Cover, USS Hobson (DD464) First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942

$ 7.89

Availability: 12 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Quality: Used

    Description

    *First Day Cover - First Day in Commission, Jan 22, 1942
    USS Hobson (DD464)
    *From a recent estate sale.
    *This is an impressive FDC from a very active Naval Destroyer.
    During WWII the Hobson was present at D-Day as part of the UTAH beach bombardment force.
    She was also present at the bombardment of Cherbourg.
    Transferred to the Pacific fleet, she was present at Okinawa where she suffered a bomb hit from a Kamikaze attack.
    Repaired and still in service she was struck by the Aircraft Carrier Wasp (CV-18) in the North Atlantic with a heavy loss of life as the Hobson was cut in two by the carrier and sank in less than 5 minutes.
    *REF # z-283
    *used
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