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USS Peiffer (DE 588)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - T - D - N

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right:
Top Row Row: Combat Action Ribbon - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia clasp
Third Row: Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 star - Philippine Independence Ribbon

Specifications:
Class: Rudderow
Type: TEV (turbo-electric drive, long hull, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,450 tons (light), 1,810 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 13' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 CE boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 5,050 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 2 - 5"/38 Mk30, 4 - 40mm Mk1 AA (2x2), 10 x 20mm/70 Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (230 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors (40), 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks (60)
Complement: 12 / 192

Peiffer (DE 588) Building and Operational Data:

21 December 1943: Keel laid by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.

26 January 1944: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Frank W. Peiffer, mother of Ens. Peiffer

15 June 1944: Commissioned, Lcdr W. F. Jones in command

01 June 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego, Cal. after 1 year and 11½ months of service having steamed 120,000 miles

19 March 1947: Inactivation completed at San Diego, Cal., assigned to Submarine Group Two, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet

01 December 1966: Struck from the NVR

16 May 1967: Sunk as a target off California

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0658801	110k	Carl David Peiffer was born 18 September 1915, in Wilmington, N.C., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on 13 December 1940. Appointed as an Aviation Cadet 05 March 1941, he was commissioned Ensign on 25 September 1941. Following training at Norfolk, Va. he was assigned to duty with Scouting Squadron 6 aboard USS *Enterprise* (CV 6) on 11 March 1942. Killed in action during the Battle of Midway on 04 June 1942, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross (for extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty..." as he "pressed home his attacks in the face of a formidable barrage of anti-aircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition." USS Peiffer (DE 588) (1944-1946) was the first ship named in his honor.	Warren G. Brehm Cumberland, Md. USS Peiffer Historian
0658802	161k	January 1944: Hingham, Mass. - USS *Peiffer* (DE 588) and USS *Tinsman* (DE 589) on the building ways of Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
0658803	120k	26 January 1944: Hingham, Mass. - *Peiffer* is christened and launched.
0658804	47k	undated wartime image
0658805	111k	date / location unknown - *Peiffer* in rough weather (believed to be taken during a typhoon)
0658806	107k	December 1945: *Peiffer* departs the Philippine Islands enroute for the United States
0658807	130k	undated: *Peiffer* is "Homeward Bound."
0658808	101k	date / location unknown: *Peiffer* is tied up alongside USS *Robert F. Keller* (DE 419).
0658811	175k	Three undated photos of *Peiffer's bridge area. The second two are looking aft from the bridge on the port and starboard sides. [Photos courtesy of* Tim Rizzuto, Ship's Superindendent., USS *Slater* (DE 766)]	Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa.
0658812	179k
0658813	173k
0658814	101k	09 January 1945: USS *Peiffer* is seen between fire support ships and transports off Lingayen, Philippines. Her green crew had seen non-stop action for two days at this point. Viewed from USS *Russell* (DD 414). (Photo by Lt.(jg) Edwin Klump)	John Chiquoine West Chester, Pa.
0658809	183k	01 June 1946: San Diego, Cal. - *Peiffer*'s decommissioning crew photographed at the Naval Repair Base.	Warren G. Brehm Cumberland, Md. USS Peiffer Historian
0658810	34k	*Peiffer*'s only wartime casualty, Fireman 1st Class Roy Wilton of Brooklyn, N.Y. Roy was lost at sea on 11 December 1945.	Warren G. Brehm Cumberland, Md. USS Peiffer Historian

Peiffer Memorabilia
Pages from First Logbook Crew Listing Courtesy of Warren Brehm	Absentee Voting Affidavit Courtesy of Tommy Trampp	List of Ports Courtesy of Warren Brehm	War Cruise Map Courtesy of Warren Brehm	Peiffer's Final Resting Place Courtesy of Warren Brehm

Peiffer History
View the USS Peiffer (DE 588) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Peiffer as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Peiffer's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 15 Jun. 1944 - 30 Aug. 1945	Lcdr. Wesley Francis Jones, USNR (Comm. CO) (Berkeley, Cal.)
2.) 30 Aug. 1945 - .. Nov. 1945	Lcdr. Thomas Nesbitt Mac Intyre, USNR (Yeadon, Pa.)
3.) .. Nov. 1945 - .. Feb. 1946	Lcdr. James B. McLees Jr., USNR (San Diego, Cal.)
4.) .. Feb. 1946 - .. Apr. 1946	Lt.(jg) Charles F. Richardson, USNR
5.) .. Apr. 1946 - .. May 1946	Lt.(jg) Donald F. Dillon, USNR (Mill Valley, Cal.)
6.) .. May 1946 - .. May 1946	Lt.(jg) R. D. Olson, USNR
7.) .. May 1946 - 01 Jun. 1946	Lcdr. Victor A. Hampshire, USNR (Decomm. CO)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

50th Annual Reunion, 25 - 29 July 2007
Hampton Inn at Florence, S.C. (843) 629-9900
Hosted by: George & Nancy Magera
Address: 312 East Proctor Street
City/State: Mullins SC 29574
Telephone: (843) 464-8858 (H) or (843) 433-0184 (C)

Contact Name: Warren G. Brehm
Address: 1536B Oldtown Manor Apartments
City/State: Cumberland MD 21502-4452
E-mail: W. G. Brehm

Note About Contacts

Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Every effort has been
made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list only
a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists, rosters, or deck logs available. Please see the
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