CRONIN DE 704 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

2026-02-21T22:32:53Z

Added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

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	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->
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			<hr/>
			<h4>1st Commissioning 5 May 1944 to 31 May 1946</h4>
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	<!-- ~~POSTMARK ENTRY~~ -->		<!-- Type 2z -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~USPO Machine<br/><br/>Bay City, Mich.~~		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1944~~-01-05		1953-01-17
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	~~1944-01-05~~
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett cronin de704 19440105~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DE704_19460129_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett cronin de704 19440105 cach~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DE704_19460129_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Launching~~		DE-704
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	~~<h4>1st Commissioning 5 May 1944 to 31 May 1946</h4>~~
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	~~<hr/>~~
	~~<h4>2nd Commissioning 9 February 1951 to 4 December 1953</h4>~~
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	<!-- Type 2r -->		<!-- Type 2z -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2r		Locy Type SL
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1952~~-10-01		1953-01-17
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19521001_1_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DE704_19460129_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19521001_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DE704_19460129_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~DEC~~-704		DE-704
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			<h4>2nd Commissioning 9 February 1951 to 4 December 1953</h4>
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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.
<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid October 19 1943 - Launched January 5 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CRONIN DE-704'''<br/>
Commissioned May 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 31 1946<br/>
Reclassified Control Escort Vessel (DEC) December 13 1950 while in reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CRONIN DEC-704'''<br/>
Recommissioned February 9 1951 - Decommissioned December 4 1953<br/>
Reverted to (DE) December 27 1957, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Stricken June 1 1970<br/>
Sunk December 16 1971 as target off Florida
</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> Covers Page 1     (1952-53)</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<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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Machine<br/><br/>Bay City, Mich.
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-01-05
<br/>to<br/>
1944-01-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett cronin de704 19440105.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett cronin de704 19440105 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Launching

<hr>









<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning February 9 1951 to December 4 1953</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-10-01
<br/>to<br/>
1952-10-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19521001_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19521001_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DEC-704




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-01-17
<br/>to<br/>
1953-01-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19530117_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19530117_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DEC-704




<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">
1953-01-17
<br/>to<br/>
1953-01-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19530117_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cronin_DEC704_19530117_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DEC-704

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>China Service Medal
<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal<br/>European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>National Defense Service Medal<br/>Philippine Liberation Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Cornelius Cronin, born March 10 1838 in Detroit, Mich., enlisted in the Navy September 17 1858. He was awarded the '''Medal of Honor''' while serving in Richmond for his "coolness and close attention to duty in looking out for signals and steering the ship in the action in Mobile Bay on the morning and forenoon of August 5, 1864." Appointed mate in Michigan July 9 1866, Cronin was warranted acting gunner November 12 1875, was transferred to the Retired List August 16 1898, and continued to serve on board Vermont and Columbia and at New York Navy Yard until February 3 1908. Chief Gunner Cronin died August 18 1912 at Brooklyn, N.Y.



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