KENNETH M WILLETT DE 354 - Revision history

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	<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid 10 January 1944 - Launched & Christened 7 March 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 10 January 1944 - Launched & Christened 7 March 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE 354'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE-354'''</li>
	Commissioned 19 July 1944 - Decommissioned 24 October 1946<br/>		Commissioned 19 July 1944 - Decommissioned 24 October 1946<br/>
	Recommissioned 25 May 1951<br/>		Recommissioned 25 May 1951<br/>
	Assigned to Naval Reserve Training, 8th Naval District, at New Orleans<br/>		Assigned to Naval Reserve Training, 8th Naval District, at New Orleans<br/>
	Decommissioned 26 February 1959~~<br/>~~<br/>		Decommissioned 26 February 1959<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1972<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1972<br/><br/>
	Sunk as target 6 March 1974 off Puerto Rico		Sunk as target 6 March 1974 off Puerto Rico
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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	~~NO KENNETH M. WILLETT POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type 2z
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1946-02-01
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Kenneth M. Willett_DE354_19460201_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<ol>John C. Butler Class ~~Type WGT~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid January 10 1944 - Launched March 7 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 10 January 1944 - Launched & Christened 7 March 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE-354'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE 354'''<br/>
	Commissioned July 19 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1946<br/>		Commissioned 19 July 1944 - Decommissioned 24 October 1946<br/>
	Recommissioned May 25 1951<br/>		Recommissioned 25 May 1951<br/>
	Assigned to Naval Reserve Training, 8th Naval District, at New Orleans<br/>		Assigned to Naval Reserve Training, 8th Naval District, at New Orleans<br/>
	Decommissioned February 26 1959<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 26 February 1959<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1972<br/>
	Sunk as target March 6 1974 off Puerto Rico		Sunk as target 6 March 1974 off Puerto Rico
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	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</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<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons~~.~~..<br/>~~		USS KENNETH M. WILLWTT DE-354 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon ~~(retroactively) -~~ American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Kenneth Martin Willett, USNR (April 9 1919 - September 27 1942)<br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Kenneth Martin Willett USNR (April 9 1919 - September 27 1942)<br/>		Willett enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman July 9 1940. Appointed to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School August 9, he was commissioned Ensign November 14 and assigned to [[CALIFORNIA BB 44\|USS CALIFORNIA BB-44]], where he served until November 24 1941. He then reported to the 12th Naval District for duty at the Armed Guard Center, San Francisco, January 22 1942. While serving as Commanding Officer of the Naval Armed Guard on board freighter SS STEPHEN HOPKINS, he was promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.) June 15. While en route from Capetown, South Africa, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, STEPHEN HOPKINS was attacked September 27 by two enemy surface raiders. Though seriously wounded by one of the first enemy shells, Lt. Willett courageously manned the 4-inch gun and fired shell after shell into the nearer, more heavily armed raider. Inflicting heavy damage on both enemy ships, his accurate fire eventually sank one of them. Even after an exploding magazine silenced his gun, Lt. Willett refused to give up his struggle for both ship and crew. When last seen, although weakened and suffering, he was helping to launch life rafts from the flaming freighter in a desperate effort to save lives. For his "great personal valor and gallant spirit of self-sacrifice," Lt. Willett was posthumously awarded the '''Navy Cross'''.<br/><br/>
	Willett enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman July 9 1940. Appointed to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School August 9, he was commissioned Ensign November 14 and assigned to [[CALIFORNIA BB 44\|USS CALIFORNIA BB-44]], where he served until November 24 1941. He then reported to the 12th Naval District for duty at the Armed Guard Center, San Francisco, January 22 1942. While serving as Commanding Officer of the Naval Armed Guard on board freighter SS STEPHEN HOPKINS, he was promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.) June 15. While en route from Capetown, South Africa, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, STEPHEN HOPKINS was attacked September 27 by two enemy surface raiders. Though seriously wounded by one of the first enemy shells, Lt. Willett courageously manned the 4-inch gun and fired shell after shell into the nearer, more heavily armed raider. Inflicting heavy damage on both enemy ships, his accurate fire eventually sank one of them. Even after an exploding magazine silenced his gun, Lt. Willett refused to give up his struggle for both ship and crew. When last seen, although weakened and suffering, he was helping to launch life rafts from the flaming freighter in a desperate effort to save lives. For his "great personal valor and gallant spirit of self-sacrifice," Lt. Willett was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross		The ships sponsor is Mrs. D. C. Willett, mother of Lt. (j.g.) Willett.
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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>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid January 10 1944 - Launched March 7 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE-354'''<br/>
Commissioned July 19 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1946<br/>
Recommissioned May 25 1951<br/>
Assigned to Naval Reserve Training, 8th Naval District, at New Orleans<br/>
Decommissioned February 26 1959<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/>
Sunk as target March 6 1974 off Puerto Rico
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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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<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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Postmark<br/>Date</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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NO KENNETH M. WILLETT POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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DATE FROM
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DATE TO
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactively) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Kenneth Martin Willett USNR (April 9 1919 - September 27 1942)<br/>
Willett enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman July 9 1940. Appointed to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School August 9, he was commissioned Ensign November 14 and assigned to [[CALIFORNIA BB 44|USS CALIFORNIA BB-44]], where he served until November 24 1941. He then reported to the 12th Naval District for duty at the Armed Guard Center, San Francisco, January 22 1942. While serving as Commanding Officer of the Naval Armed Guard on board freighter SS STEPHEN HOPKINS, he was promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.) June 15. While en route from Capetown, South Africa, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, STEPHEN HOPKINS was attacked September 27 by two enemy surface raiders. Though seriously wounded by one of the first enemy shells, Lt. Willett courageously manned the 4-inch gun and fired shell after shell into the nearer, more heavily armed raider. Inflicting heavy damage on both enemy ships, his accurate fire eventually sank one of them. Even after an exploding magazine silenced his gun, Lt. Willett refused to give up his struggle for both ship and crew. When last seen, although weakened and suffering, he was helping to launch life rafts from the flaming freighter in a desperate effort to save lives. For his "great personal valor and gallant spirit of self-sacrifice," Lt. Willett was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross



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