DD-710 USS Gearing Patch

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SKU:
8235
MPN:
8235
Width:
4.50 (in)
Height:
4.50 (in)
Depth:
0.08 (in)
Backing:
Sew On
Edging:
Merrowed Edge
$12.20

Description

United States NAVY DD-710 USS GEARING The Lead Ship of Her Class Destroyer Military Patch DUX After shakedown off Cuba, Gearing reached Norfolk 22 July 1945 and trained precommisioning crews for other destroyers until putting in at Casco Bay, Maine, 5 October. Celebration of Navy Day from 26 to 29 October at New London, Connecticut, gave 5,000 citizens the chance to board the powerful destroyer. Subsequently Gearing put in at Pensacola, Florida, 4 November to screen carrier Ranger during carrier qualification operations.
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