BIVIN DE 536 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-09T20:53:54Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>John C. Butler Class ~~Type WGT~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid November 3 1943 - Launched December 7 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 3 November 1943 - Launched 7 December 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BIVIN DE-536'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BIVIN DE-536'''<br/>
	Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 31 October 1944 - Decommissioned 15 January 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 30 June 1968<br/>
	Sunk July 17 1969 as target off California		Sunk 17 July 1969 as target off California
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	<li>[[USS BIVIN DE-536_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>		<li>[[USS BIVIN DE-536_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Bivin DE-536 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<h4>Post Office Established September 20 1944 - Disestablished May 14 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 20 September 1944 - Disestablished 14 May 1946</h4>

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	Post office disestablished May 14 1946~~<br/>~~		Post office disestablished May 14 1946. Additional SL added.
	Additional SL added
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	Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16081)		Locy Type 2z
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			1945-04-15
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bivin_DE536_19450415_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			Censored, sailors mail.
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			Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16081)
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	1946-04-17		1946-04-17
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>		USS BIVIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Vernard Eugene Bivin USN (November 23 1921 - October 12 1942)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Seaman 1st Class Vernard Eugene Bivin, USN (23 November 1921 - 12 October 1942)<br/>
	Bivin enlisted in the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, on March 26 1940. Seaman 1st Class Bivin served as trainer on one of the heavy cruiser [[SALT LAKE CITY CA 25\|USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25's]] 5"/25 guns during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of ~~October~~ 11-12 1942, when Task Group 62.4, under Rear Admiral Norman Scott, engaged a Japanese force of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers bent on shelling Henderson Field. Although SALT LAKE CITY and light cruiser [[BOISE CL 47\|USS BOISE CL-47]] crippled Japanese heavy cruiser FURUTAKA during that fierce night engagement; both cruisers suffered damage in the fierce night action. S1c Bivin remained at his battle station, executing his duties so well that none of the other members of the gun’s crew knew he had been mortally wounded. Only when he collapsed during a lull in the battle, still trying to keep his pointers matched and the gun firing without cessation, did they learn of the extent of the young Kentuckian’s injuries that ultimately claimed his life. His courageous devotion to duty resulted in his being awarded, posthumously, ~~The~~ Navy Cross		Bivin enlisted in the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, on 26 March 1940. Seaman 1st Class Bivin served as trainer on one of the heavy cruiser [[SALT LAKE CITY CA 25\|USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25's]] 5"/25 guns during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of 11-12 October 1942, when Task Group 62.4, under Rear Admiral Norman Scott, engaged a Japanese force of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers bent on shelling Henderson Field. Although SALT LAKE CITY and light cruiser [[BOISE CL 47\|USS BOISE CL-47]] crippled Japanese heavy cruiser FURUTAKA during that fierce night engagement; both cruisers suffered damage in the fierce night action. S1c Bivin remained at his battle station, executing his duties so well that none of the other members of the gun’s crew knew he had been mortally wounded. Only when he collapsed during a lull in the battle, still trying to keep his pointers matched and the gun firing without cessation, did they learn of the extent of the young Kentuckian’s injuries that ultimately claimed his life. His courageous devotion to duty resulted in his being awarded, posthumously, the '''Navy Cross'''.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ella Florence Bivin, the mother of Seaman 1st Class Bivin.
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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-04-24T17:25:46Z

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 Post office disestablished May 14 1946<br/>
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JonBurdett: linked cover page

2016-04-04T17:53:53Z

linked cover page

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	<li>[[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>		<li>[[USS BIVIN DE-536_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>
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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-04-04T17:52:52Z

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	<li>'''USS BIVIN DE-536'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BIVIN DE-536'''<br/>
	Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ June 30 1968<br/>		Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968<br/>
	Sunk July 17 1969 as target off California		Sunk July 17 1969 as target off California
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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		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>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	~~NO BIVIN POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2rtz (used after POD)
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1946-08-02
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JonBurdett bivin de536 19460802 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JonBurdett bivin de536 19460802.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	~~Note:~~		Post office disestablished May 14 1946<br/>
			Additional SL added
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~World War II Victory Medal~~<br/>~~Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Vernard Eugene Bivin USN (November 23 1921 - October 12 1942)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Vernard Eugene Bivin USN (November 23 1921 - October 12 1942)<br/>
	Bivin enlisted in the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, on March 26 1940. Seaman 1st Class Bivin served as trainer on one of the heavy cruiser [[SALT LAKE CITY CA 25\|USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25's]] 5"/25 guns during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of October 11-12 1942, when Task Group 62.4, under Rear Admiral Norman Scott, engaged a Japanese force of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers bent on shelling Henderson Field. Although SALT LAKE CITY and light cruiser [[BOISE CL 47\|USS BOISE CL-47]] crippled Japanese heavy cruiser FURUTAKA during that fierce night engagement; both cruisers suffered damage in the fierce night action. S1c Bivin remained at his battle station, executing his duties so well that none of the other members of the gun’s crew knew he had been mortally wounded. Only when he collapsed during a lull in the battle, still trying to keep his pointers matched and the gun firing without cessation, did they learn of the extent of the young Kentuckian’s injuries that ultimately claimed his life. His courageous devotion to duty resulted in his being awarded, posthumously, The Navy Cross		Bivin enlisted in the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, on March 26 1940. Seaman 1st Class Bivin served as trainer on one of the heavy cruiser [[SALT LAKE CITY CA 25\|USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25's]] 5"/25 guns during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of October 11-12 1942, when Task Group 62.4, under Rear Admiral Norman Scott, engaged a Japanese force of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers bent on shelling Henderson Field. Although SALT LAKE CITY and light cruiser [[BOISE CL 47\|USS BOISE CL-47]] crippled Japanese heavy cruiser FURUTAKA during that fierce night engagement; both cruisers suffered damage in the fierce night action. S1c Bivin remained at his battle station, executing his duties so well that none of the other members of the gun’s crew knew he had been mortally wounded. Only when he collapsed during a lull in the battle, still trying to keep his pointers matched and the gun firing without cessation, did they learn of the extent of the young Kentuckian’s injuries that ultimately claimed his life. His courageous devotion to duty resulted in his being awarded, posthumously, The Navy Cross

JonBurdett: created page

2008-09-25T18:48:57Z

created page

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid November 3 1943 - Launched December 7 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BIVIN DE-536'''<br/>
Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken June 30 1968<br/>
Sunk July 17 1969 as target off California
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</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="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO BIVIN POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal
<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Vernard Eugene Bivin USN (November 23 1921 - October 12 1942)<br/>
Bivin enlisted in the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, on March 26 1940. Seaman 1st Class Bivin served as trainer on one of the heavy cruiser [[SALT LAKE CITY CA 25|USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25's]] 5"/25 guns during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of October 11-12 1942, when Task Group 62.4, under Rear Admiral Norman Scott, engaged a Japanese force of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers bent on shelling Henderson Field. Although SALT LAKE CITY and light cruiser [[BOISE CL 47|USS BOISE CL-47]] crippled Japanese heavy cruiser FURUTAKA during that fierce night engagement; both cruisers suffered damage in the fierce night action. S1c Bivin remained at his battle station, executing his duties so well that none of the other members of the gun’s crew knew he had been mortally wounded. Only when he collapsed during a lull in the battle, still trying to keep his pointers matched and the gun firing without cessation, did they learn of the extent of the young Kentuckian’s injuries that ultimately claimed his life. His courageous devotion to duty resulted in his being awarded, posthumously, The Navy Cross



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