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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.
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<ol>Courtney Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid July 5 1955 - Launched February 4 1956<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN WILLIS DE-1027'''<br/>
Commissioned February 21 1957 - Decommissioned July 14 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 14 1972<br/>
Sold May 8 1973 for scrap
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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>[[USS JOHN WILLIS DE-1027_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1957-64)</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.
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>>> 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/>2t(n+u)
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1964-11-14
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnwillis de1027 19641114.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9fu
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1957-09-25
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnwillis de1027 19570925 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnwillis de1027 19570925.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John Harlan Willis USN (June 10 1921 - February 28 1945)<br/>
Following graduation from high school in November 1940, Willis enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He received recruit training at Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va. and corpsman training at the Norfolk Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.. In March 1941, Willis was promoted to Seaman, Second Class and was briefly assigned to the Naval Hospital, Parris Island, S.C., transferring to Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. in the late spring. In August 1941 he was promoted to Hospital Apprentice First Class and, in December, to Pharmacist's Mate Third Class. After receiving a promotion to Pharmacist's Mate Second Class in September 1942, Willis served with Naval Operating Base Units, organizing and training units for overseas service. In July 1943 he was promoted to Pharmacist's Mate First Class. That November he joined the Training Detachment, Field Medical School Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Training Center at Camp Elliot, San Diego, California, transferring in early 1944 to Headquarters Company, Third Battalion, Twenty-seventh Marines, Fifth Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California. With his unit, he participated as a Platoon Corpsman in the battle of Iwo Jima. On February 28 1945, while aiding fallen Marines during a fierce action near Japanese-held Hill 362, he was wounded and ordered back to the battle-aid station. Disregarding his injuries, Willis returned to the battle area to resume casualty assistance. He was helping a wounded Marine when the enemy attacked with hand grenades. After throwing eight grenades back at the enemy, he was killed when one exploded in his hand. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life," he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor



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