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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.

USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON DD-344
Commissioned August 23 1920 - Decommissioned October 15 1934
Planned conversion to Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) November 18 1939 cancelled
Recommissioned June 14 1940
USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON AVD-7
Redesignated Destroyer-Seaplane Tender (AVD) August 2 1940
Decommissioned December 6 1945

Struck from Naval Register January 3 1946
Sold November 26 1946 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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William B. Preston Covers Page 1 (1931-40)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

1st Commissioning August 23 1920 to October 15 1934

Locy Type
3 (B-TBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

1934-04-06

As DD-344

Locy Type
3s (WM)

"MARE /
ISLAND"

1932-10-10

As DD-344

Locy Type
LDC 3

"LAST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1934-10-15

As DD-344
Last Day in Commission, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

2nd Commissioning June 14 1940 to December 6 1945

Locy Type
FDPS 3

"RECOMMISS- /
IONED NYD NY"

1940-06-14

As DD-344
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen.

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"PEARL /
HARBOR T H"

1940-10-21

As AVD-7

Other Information

WILLIAM B. PRESTON received one battle star for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - William Ballard Preston (November 25, 1805 – November 16, 1862)
U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1849-1850.

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@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 Redesignated Destroyer-Seaplane Tender (AVD) August 2 1940<br/>
 Decommissioned December 6 1945<br/><br/>
-Stricken January 3 1946<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register January 3 1946<br/>
 Sold November 26 1946 and broken up for scrap
 </ol>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3s (WM)<br/><br/>"MARE /<br/>ISLAND"
+Locy Type<br/>3 (B-TBT)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF"
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--10-10
+-04-06
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_DD344_19321010_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston dd344 19340406 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_DD344_19321010_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston dd344 19340406.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
 As DD-344
@@ Line 98: / Line 98: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3 (B-TBT)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF"
+Locy Type<br/>3s (WM)<br/><br/>"MARE /<br/>ISLAND"
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--04-06
+-10-10
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston dd344 19340406 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_DD344_19321010_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston dd344 19340406.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_DD344_19321010_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
 As DD-344
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 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -10-15
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_DD344_19341015_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
@@ Line 139: / Line 139: @@
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -06-14
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamBPreston_AVP20_19400614_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
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 As DD-344<br/>
 First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]].
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT) <br/><br/>"PEARL /<br/>HARBOR T H"
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-10-21
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston avd7 19401021 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:JonBurdett williambpreston avd7 19401021.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+As AVD-7
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->