JOHN L WILLIAMSON DE 370 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2022-04-30T20:19:29Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 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 May 22 1944 - Launched August 29 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 22 May 1944 - Launched 29 August 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON DE-370'''<br/>		<li>'''USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON DE-370'''<br/>
	Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned June 14 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 31 October 1944 - Decommissioned 14 June 1946<br/><br/>
	Stricken September 15 1970<br/>		Stricken 15 September 1970<br/>
	Sold June 13 1973 for scrapping		Sold 13 June 1973 for scrapping
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	~~<!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] ~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnLWilliamson_DE370_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
			Seaman First Class John L. Williamson, USN
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[JOHN_L_WILLIAMSON_DE_370_Covers_Page_1 \| USS John L. Williamson DE-370 Covers Page 1]]     (1945-1946)</li>
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">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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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)		Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)
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	1946-01-28		1946-01-28
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	~~1946-01-28~~
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	[[Image:JonBurdett johnlwilliamson de370 19460128 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett johnlwilliamson de370 19460128 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	Ship carried only security devices Types 2z, 2#, and 9#		Ship carried only security devices Types 2z, 2#, and 9#
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			Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)
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			1945-04-06
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnLWilliamson_DE370_19450406_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnLWilliamson_DE370_19450406_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Registered, Censored Sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons~~.~~..<br/>~~American Campaign Medal		USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia Clasp during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars~~<br/>~~World War II Victory Medal~~<br/>~~Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia Clasp)<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Seaman 1st Class John Leon Williamson, USN (5 November 1921 - 12 November 1942)<br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - John Leon Williamson USN (November 5 1921 - November 12 1942)<br/>		Williamson was born in Ash, N.C., enlisted in the Navy at Raleigh 11 July 1940. After recruit training, he was assigned to Heavy Cruiser [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38\|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]]. Williamson was on board the fighting cruiser during the attack on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941]] and the initial American amphibious assault of the war on Guadalcanal. He also took part in the American victory at the night Battle of Cape Esperance in October. On 12 November 1942 one of the many Japanese attempts to bombard American positions in the Solomons and to reinforce their own garrisons there resulted another great battle, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Before the main engagement, USS SAN FRANCISCO and other ships were attacked by torpedo bombers off Guadalcanal. Williamson, an antiaircraft gunner fired at an approaching torpedo plane, remaining at his station with cool determination as the enemy aircraft crashed directly at his gun mount. For his great courage in the face of this attack, Seaman First Class Williamson was awarded the '''Navy Cross''' posthumously.<br/><br/>
	Williamson enlisted in the Navy at Raleigh July 11 1940. After recruit training, he was assigned to Heavy Cruiser [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38\|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]]. Williamson was on board the fighting cruiser during the attack on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] and the initial American amphibious assault of the war on Guadalcanal. He also took part in the American victory at the night Battle of Cape Esperance in October. On November 12 1942 one of the many Japanese attempts to bombard American positions in the Solomons and to reinforce their own garrisons there resulted another great battle, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Before the main engagement, SAN FRANCISCO and other ships were attacked by torpedo bombers off Guadalcanal. Williamson, an antiaircraft gunner fired at an approaching torpedo plane, remaining at his station with cool determination as the enemy aircraft crashed directly at his gun mount. For his great courage in the face of this attack, Seaman First Class Williamson was awarded the Navy ~~cross~~ posthumously		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Sherman Register, sister of Seaman 1st Class Williamson.
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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2009-11-13T20:35:15Z

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.
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<ol>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid May 22 1944 - Launched August 29 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON DE-370'''<br/>
Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned June 14 1946<br/><br/>
Stricken September 15 1970<br/>
Sold June 13 1973 for scrapping
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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 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.
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<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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 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.



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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="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)
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1946-01-28
<br/>to<br/>
1946-01-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnlwilliamson de370 19460128 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnlwilliamson de370 19460128.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship carried only security devices Types 2z, 2#, and 9#


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal
<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia Clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John Leon Williamson USN (November 5 1921 - November 12 1942)<br/>
Williamson enlisted in the Navy at Raleigh July 11 1940. After recruit training, he was assigned to Heavy Cruiser [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]]. Williamson was on board the fighting cruiser during the attack on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] and the initial American amphibious assault of the war on Guadalcanal. He also took part in the American victory at the night Battle of Cape Esperance in October. On November 12 1942 one of the many Japanese attempts to bombard American positions in the Solomons and to reinforce their own garrisons there resulted another great battle, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Before the main engagement, SAN FRANCISCO and other ships were attacked by torpedo bombers off Guadalcanal. Williamson, an antiaircraft gunner fired at an approaching torpedo plane, remaining at his station with cool determination as the enemy aircraft crashed directly at his gun mount. For his great courage in the face of this attack, Seaman First Class Williamson was awarded the Navy cross posthumously



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