WW2 US NAVY SEC. OF THE NAVY DISPATCH for "DEATH OF F.D.R." to USS DEMPSEY 1945

Description: ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! WW2 US NAVY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISPATCH for "DEATH OF F.D.R." to USS DEMPSEY 1945 OFFICIAL WW2 U.S. NAVY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RADIO DISPATCH DOCUMENT FOR THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT DURING WW2 (F.D.R.). THE DISPATCH WAS SENT BY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY JAMES VINCENT FORRESTAL BY U.S. NAVY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS to DESTROYER ESCORT USS DEMPSEY (DE-26) IN GUAM DATED APRIL 13,1945 (THE SAME DAY THE U.S.PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF PASSED AWAY.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (b.1882-d.1945), commonly known by his initials F.D.R. , was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War 2. USS Dempsey (DE-26) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. From 20 November 1944 Dempsey sailed on convoy duty from Guam to Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Leyte. On 15 April 1945 her base became Eniwetok, and she continued her convoy duty to Ulithi and Kwajalein, serving also on air-sea rescue patrols until 5 July when she departed for the west coast. By the end of the ship's World War II service career, when she returned to the United States, she had accumulated three battle stars. James Vincent Forrestal (b.1892-d.1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Shortly before the United States entered the WW2, he became Secretary of the Navy in May 1944 upon the death of his superior, Col. Frank Knox. President Franklin D. Roosevelt requested that Forrestal take the lead in building up the Navy. PERIOD " USS DEMPSEY DE-26 " DISPATCH WITH RADIO DISPATCHED PRIORITY MESSAGE FROM "SECNAV" SECRETARY OF THE NAVY : U.S.S. DEMPSEY (DE 26)PRIORITY APRIL 13,1945 122351/69NPM NR H 2210 GR 159 I HAVE THE SAD DUTY OF ANNOUNCING TO THE NAVAL SERVICE THE DEATH OFFRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHICH OCCURRED ON TWELVE APRIL X. THE WORLD HAS LOST A CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY WHO CAN ILL BE SPARED BY OUR COUNTRY AND THE ALLIED CAUSE THE NAVY WHICH HE SE DEARLY LOVED CAN PLAY NO BETTER TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY THAN TO CARRY ON IN THE TRADITION OF WHICH HE WAS SO PROUD X COLORS SHALL BE DISPLAYED AT HALF MAST FOR THIRTY DAYS. BEGINNING AT 0800 THIRTEEN APRIL WITH LONGITUTE DATE INSOFAR AS WAR OPERATIONS PERMIT X MEMORIAL SERVICES SHALL BE HELD ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL TO BE ANNOUNCED LATTER AT ALL YARDS AND STATIONS AND ON BOARD ALL VESSELS OF THE NAVY, WEARING OF MOURNING BANDS AND FIRING OF SALUTES WILL BE SUSPENSED WITH IN VIEW OF WAR CONDITONS X JAMES FORRESTAL BT. 0140/ML APRIL 13,1945 0140/ML SECNAV ALNAV #69------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIMENSIONS: 7 7/8" x 6 7/16" CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A FEW SMALL DAMP STAINS FROM ITS TIME IN THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND HANDLING FROM ITS 79+ YEARS. PERIOD FOLD LINES AND FILE HOLES (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

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