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0616201	67k	Uriah Phillips Levy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 22 April 1792. After several years as a shipowner and civilian mariner, he became a U.S. Navy officer in October 1812. He was a prisoner of war during the latter part of the War of 1812, but his career thereafter was active and fruitful. During the 1850s, he was an important figure in abolishing flogging as a Navy punishment. Levy commanded USS Vandalia in 1838-39, USS Macedonian in 1858 and was Flag Officer of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1860. He is also noted for his ownership and preservation of Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello. Commodore Levy died in New York City on 22 March 1862. USS Levy (DE 162) (1943-1947) was the first ship named in his honor. (U.S. Navy photo #NH 48113 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource Archive Manager DE / FF / LCS Archive
0616211	296k	12 May 1943: Newark, N.J. - USS Levy (DE 162) departing the Federal Shipbuilding yard for the New York Navy Yard where she'll be commissioned the next day. (U.S. Navy photo #L45-164.05.01 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
0616210	142k	03 June 1943: Great Sound Anchorage, Bermuda - USS Levy alongside USS Hamul (AD 20) at the Bermuda DE Crew Training Base. Having departed the New York Navy Yard at 09:20 on 01 June, Levy moored starboard side to Hamul at 15:42 on 03 June to commence her shakedown training. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel, aboard USS Edsall (DE 129), for Life Magazine)		John Chiquoine West Chester, Pa.
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0616204	79k	Undated Wartime Image: Levy underway in the Pacific. (U.S. National Archives Photo from the book "Anti-submarine Warfare: An Illustrated History"" by David Owen)		Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0616205	93k	22 August 1945: Mili Atoll, the Marshall Islands - Japanese and U.S. officers negotiate the surrender of Mili Atoll on board USS Levy (DE 162). Identified U.S. officers present include (from left to right): Commander H.E. Cross; Captain H. B. Grow, USNR, senior U.S. officer present; Commander W.C. Burkhard; Lieutenant P.S. Breck, Jr.; and Commander C.G. Olson. Japanese officers in center include an unidentified junior officer, at left, and Japanese Navy Captain Masanori Shiga. Note the pistol shoulder holster worn by U.S. officer in right foreground, fancy rope decoration on stanchions, metal wardroom chairs and steward in right background. (U.S. Navy Photo #80-G-490370 from the United States National Archives)
0616209	138k	28 August 1945: Mili Atoll, the Marshall Islands - These guys sure look happy to have the war over. "Mille Atoll, Marshall Islands, shown these sailors from USS Levy (DE 162) pointing with pride their sign, which reads, “We always welcome Seabees and Marines”. This beach head became the first Japanese territory in World War II to formally surrender to United States forces. Shown (left to right): SM2 Abe Klotzman; YN2 Irwin Schwartz; Coxswain Henry Jendrzejanski, and EM2 Kenneth Werton. All the sailors were Navy Reservists. (U.S. Navy Photo # 80-G-338460 from the United States National Archives)		David Wright Navsource Archive Manager Destroyer Archive
0616206	163k	04 September 1945: Wake Atoll - USS Levy anchored off Wake Island. A barge carrying Japanese officers approaches Levy to surrender the Island. The surrender proceedings took place aboard Levy (Source: Life Magazine Collections, Eliot Elisofon photographer, shared by Peter DeForest)		Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.
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0616208	175k	undated: Norfolk, Va. - Ex-USS Levy (DE 162) laid up at the Inactive Ship Facility, Norfolk Naval Shipyard awaiting disposition.		Nick Tiberio Shelton, Conn.
0616203	79k	18 June 1974: the Dep't of Defense Bid List for the scrapping of ex-DE's 162, 180, 181, 1015, 1021, and 1022 (Levy, Trumpeter, Straub, Hammerberg, Courtney, and Lester).		Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa.      and Tim Rizzuto Ship's Superintendent DE Historical Museum USS Slater at Albany, N.Y.

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