BENNION DD 662 - Revision history

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	<li>'''USS BENNION DD-662'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BENNION DD-662'''<br/>
	Commissioned December 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned December 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1946<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ April 15 1971<br/>		Struck from Naval Register April 15 1971<br/>
	Sold May 30 1973 and broken up for scrap		Sold May 30 1973 and broken up for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS BENNION DD-662_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS BENNION DD-662_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1945-46)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<th align="center" width="120">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>		<th align="center" width="120">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established December 10 1943 - Disestablished January 7 1946</h4>

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	[[Image:JohnGermann_Bennion_DD662_19431214_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Bennion_DD662_19431214_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Commissioning		Commissioning<br/>
			FDC unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog
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	Note:		Note:
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			<!-- LDPS 9efu -->
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			<br/> <br/>
			<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9efu Jan 1, 1946
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-01-01
			</td><td align="center" width="320">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19460101_pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19460101.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day Postal Service
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*		BENNION earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
	Saipan ~~seizure~~ June - July 1944<br/>*		'''Saipan invasion'''<br/>
	Tinian occupation July - August 1944<br/>*		June - July 1944<br/>*
	Palaus occupation September 1944<br/>*		'''Tinian occupation'''<br/>
	Leyte invasion October - November 1944<br/>*		July - August 1944<br/>*
	Mindoro landings December 1944<br/>*		'''Palaus occupation'''<br/>
	Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945<br/>*		September 1944<br/>*
	Iwo Jima invasion February - March 1945<br/>*		'''Leyte invasion'''<br/>
	Okinawa ~~seizure~~ March - June 1945<br/><br/>		October - November 1944<br/>*
			'''Mindoro landings'''<br/>
			December 1944<br/>*
			'''Lingayen Gulf landings'''<br/>
			January 1945<br/>*
			'''Iwo Jima invasion'''<br/>
			February - March 1945<br/>*
			'''Okinawa invasion'''<br/>
			March - June 1945<br/><br/>
	Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her action off Okinawa 1945<br/><br/>		Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her action off Okinawa 1945<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Mervyn Sharp Bennion USN (May 5 1887 – December 7 1941)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Mervyn Sharp Bennion USN (May 5 1887 – December 7 1941)<br/>

JohnG3938 at 18:20, 19 March 2018

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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-03-14T22:24:26Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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.
<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid March 19 1943 - Launched July 4 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BENNION DD-662'''<br/>
Commissioned December 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1946<br/><br/>
Stricken April 15 1971<br/>
Sold May 30 1973 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS BENNION DD-662_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

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



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">POSTMARK TYPE</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/>CLOSE-UP IMAGE</th>
<th align="center" width="120">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-06-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19450622_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19450622.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19451225_pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19451225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
Saipan seizure June - July 1944<br/>*
Tinian occupation July - August 1944<br/>*
Palaus occupation September 1944<br/>*
Leyte invasion October - November 1944<br/>*
Mindoro landings December 1944<br/>*
Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945<br/>*
Iwo Jima invasion February - March 1945<br/>*
Okinawa seizure March - June 1945<br/><br/>
Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her action off Okinawa 1945<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Mervyn Sharp Bennion USN (May 5 1887 – December 7 1941)<br/>
Captain Bennion was killed during the [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor attack]]. While mortally wounded, he remained in command of his ship [[WEST_VIRGINIA_BB_48|USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48]]. For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor<br/>




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