ALLEN M SUMNER DD 692

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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.


    Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid 7 July 1943 - Launched 15 December 1943

  1. USS ALLEN M. SUMNER DD-692
  2. Commissioned 26 January 1944 - Decommissioned 15 August 1973

    Struck from Naval Register 15 August 1973
    Sold 13 November 1974 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692 Covers Page 1     (1943-1972)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

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Post Office Established 1 February 1944 - Disestablished 18 April 1973


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-02-17

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Locy Type
2(n)

1951-04-30

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Locy Type
2(n) (USS)

1966-07-21

Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog. Type 2(n+) listed for 1960, but clearly no periods in USS and no hyphen in designation


 

Locy Type
2(n+)

1955-07-05

Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog. Type 2(n) listed for 1955, but clearly hyphen is visible in designation


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1968-03-21

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Locy Type
2z

1944-02-28

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Locy Type
9ef(n+u) (USS)

1972-03-07

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Locy Type F
USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-22

1945-10-27

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Other Information

ALLEN M. SUMNER earned 2 battle stars for WWII, 1 for Korea, and 2 for Vietnam

NAMESAKE - Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner, USMC (October 1 1882 - July 19 1918)
Captain Sumner received the Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star as well as 3 Silver Star Citations for his gallantry during World War I. He was killed in action at Vierzy, near Soissons, France on July 19 1918.

The US Navy has named two ships in his honor; USS Sumner DD-333 and USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692.

 


 

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