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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid July 11 1943 - Launched March 26 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PUTNAM DD-757'''<br/>
Commissioned October 12 1944 - Decommissioned March 4 1950<br/>
Recommissioned October 23 1950 - Decommissioned August 6 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register August 6 1973<br/>
Sold June 24 1974 and broken up for scrap
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[[Image:Putnam_DD757_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS PUTNAM DD-757_Covers_Page_1 | USS Putnam DD-757 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-65)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</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>
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<h4>1st Commissioning October 12 1944 to March 4 1950</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1948-11-10
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19481110 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19481110.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Emil_W_Bilka_ | Emil W. Bilka]]
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Locy Type<br/>3z
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1946-04-05
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460405 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460405.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Official Business
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1946-03-04
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460304 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460304.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. P-53
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1946-07-04
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam 19460704 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett putnam 19460704.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. P-53a
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1946-06-24
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Putnam_DD757_19460624_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Putnam_DD757_19460624_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. P-53b
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1945-09-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19450918 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19450918.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Tokyo Bay
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. P-53c
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1946-06-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460603 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19460603.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2tnu
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1950-01-06
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19500106 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19500106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning October 23 1950 to August 6 1973</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2
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1951-01-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Putnam_DD757_19510122_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Putnam_DD757_19510122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)
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1966-09-07
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19660907 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19660907.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
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1964-07-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19640718 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19640718.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Welcome to Norfolk, [[HOIST_ARS_40_ | USS Hoist ARS-40]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1955-05-09
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19550509 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett putnam dd757 19550509.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS PUTNAM received 3 battle stars for her World War II service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Charles Flint Putnam (December 1 1854 - January 1882)<br/>
Putnam entered the Naval Academy at the age of 14. Upon his request at graduation in 1873, he was ordered to the Far East in KEARSARGE, serving in that vessel with the Asiatic Squadron until 1875. Master Putnam was stationed at San Francisco in 1876 and was attached to Schoolship JAMESTOWN in 1877–78. In 1879 he joined the Coast Survey Steamer HASSLER in the North Pacific. Putnam volunteered in 1881 for service in RODGERS, fitted out to search for JEANETTE, which had been lost in the Arctic on an expedition to reach the North Pole. When RODGERS burned at St. Lawrence Bay, Siberia, November 30 1881, Putnam took supplies to the survivors on dog sledges. On his return to his depot at Cape Serdze, he missed his way in a blinding snow storm January 10 1882, drifted out to sea on an ice-floe and was never heard from again.<br/><br/>Two ships of the US Navy haved honored PUTNAM - [[PUTNAM_DD_287_ | USS Putnam DD-287]] and USS Putnam DD-757. 
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