JOHN FRANCIS BURNES DD 299

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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.


    Clemson Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid as "SWASEY" July 4 1918
    Named changed to "JOHN FRANCIS BURNES" October 18 1918 - Launched November 10 1918

  1. USS JOHN FRANCIS BURNES Destroyer No. 299
    Commissioned May 1 1920

  2. USS JOHN FRANCIS BURNES DD-299
    Designated (DD) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned February 25 1930
    Stricken July 22 1930 - Sold and broken up for scrap in 1931

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1928)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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Locy Type
3 (AC)

(U.S.S. in serifs)

1928-09-01
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1928-09-01

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain John Francis Burnes, USMC (1883 – June 12 1918).
Burnes joined the US Marine Corps in 1904. Shortly before World War I, he was appointed machine gunner, and commissioned June 1917. He was sent to France, where his gallant service in battle was recognized by the Distinguished Service Cross. "In the attack on the Bois de Belleau June 12 1918 he was badly wounded but completed disposition of his platoon under violent fire. The injuries which he sustained in the performance of this self-sacrificing duty later caused his death."

 


 

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