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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><br/>
Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid November 12 1917 - Launched May 11 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GAMBLE Destroyer No. 123'''<br/>
Commissioned November 29 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GAMBLE DD-123'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned June 17 1922<br/>
Recommissioned May 24 1930<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GAMBLE DM-15'''<br/>
Converted to Stribling Class Light Minelayer (DM) June 13 1930<br/>
Decommissioned December 22 1937<br/>
Recommissioned September 25 1939<br/>
Irreparably damaged by Japanese aircraft off Iwo Jima February 17 1945<br/>
5 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/>
Scuttled July 16 1945 off Guam
</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 GAMBLE DM-15_Covers_Page_1 | Gamble Covers Page 1]]    (1933-44)</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>









<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning May 24 1930 to December 22 1937</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS / PLANE GUARD"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1933-04-25
<br/>to<br/>
1933-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19330425_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19330425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Harry_Ioor_ | Harry Ioor]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"HILO HAWAII / TH"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1933-11-11
<br/>to<br/>
1933-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19331111_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19331111.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>
[[Cachet Category Armistice Day|Armistice Day]] 1933




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s<br/><br/>"NAVY / DAY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-10-27
<br/>to<br/>
1932-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19321027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19321027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Loct Type<br/>3s (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"PEARL HARBOR /<br/>T.H."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-03-23
<br/>to<br/>
1934-03-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ganble_DM15_19340323_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ganble_DM15_19340323_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"PEARLHARBOR / HAWAII"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-06-24
<br/>to<br/>
1936-06-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19360624_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19360624.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>Second commissioning 1930-37




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (A-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1935-11-29<br/>to<br/>1935-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Gamble_DM_15_19351129_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Gamble_DM_15_19351129_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDC 3s<br/><br/>"LAST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-22
<br/>to<br/>
1937-12-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19371222_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19371222.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>Last Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDC 3s <br/><br/>"LAST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-22
<br/>to<br/>
1937-12-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19371222_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19371222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>
Last Day in Commission
<br/>Cachet sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_12_Aloha_ | Aloha Crew No. 12, ANCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDC 3s<br/><br/>"LAST DAY / COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-22
<br/>to<br/>
1937-12-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ganble_DM15_19371222_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ganble_DM15_19371222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>
Last Day of Commission, Cachet by William Schlechter





<hr/>
<h4>3rd Commissioning September 25 1939 to June 1 1945</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r <br/><br/>"S. FRANCISCO /<br/>CALIFORNIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-11-29
<br/>to<br/>
1939-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19391129_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19391129.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>
First Day Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-10
<br/>to<br/>
1940-06-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19400610_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19400610_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-11-29
<br/>to<br/>
1940-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19401129_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gamble_DM15_19401129_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"HONOLULU /<br/>T H"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-04-08
<br/>to<br/>
1941-04-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_4841_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_4841.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-03
<br/>to<br/>
1944-09-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19440903_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19440903.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DM-15<br/>
Marking from back of cover...Type 2z marking not from ship




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>Fake<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>CD-3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-02-17
<br/>to<br/>
1942-02-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19420217_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_gamble_dm15_19420217.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Sibley's Department Store Hobby Shop|Hobby Shop]] Fake cancel


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS GAMBLE earned 7 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/>*
[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Brothers: Lieutenant Colonel John M. Gamble, USMC (1791 - September 11 1836) and Lieutenant Peter Gamble, USN (about 1790 – September 11 1812).



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