CLARENCE K BRONSON DD 668

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Fletcher Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid December 9 1942 - Launched April 18 1943

  1. USS CLARENCE K. BRONSON DD-668
    Commissioned June 11 1943 - Decommissioned July 16 1946
    Recommissioned June 7 1951 - Decommissioned June 29 1960

    Struck from Naval Register February 1 1973

  2. TCG ISTANBUL D-340 (Turkish Naval Service)
    Sold to Turkey January 14 1967 and renamed

    Stricken 1987 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1945-53)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Kearny NJ
Machine

1943-04-18

No Image

Launching


1st Commissioning June 11 1943 to July 16 1946


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-122b

1945-12-07

Tokyo Bay


2nd Commissioning June 7 1951 to June 29 1960


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-122

1951-09-14

Note:


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-122a

1953-09-21

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu (USS omitted)

1952-04-01
to
1952-04-08

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

CLARENCE K. BRONSON earned 9 Battle Stars for WWII and 1 Battle Star for Korea service

Was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Clarence K. Bronson USN (July 21 1888 – November 8 1916)
Bronson was a pioneer aviator in the United States Navy. Bronson was killed at the Naval Proving Ground Indianhead, Maryland, November 8 1916 while testing experimental aerial bombs

 


 

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