NIELDS DD 616 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-10T05:39:03Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid June 15 1942 - Launched October 1 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 15 June 1942 - Launched 1 October 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS NIELDS DD-616'''<br/>		<li>'''USS NIELDS DD-616'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 15 1943 - Decommissioned March 26 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 15 January 1943 - Decommissioned 26 March 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register September 15 1970<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 15 September 1970<br/>
	Sold May 8 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans for scrap		Sold 8 May 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans for scrap
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	~~<!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] ~~-->~~		[[Image:Nields_DD616_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Nields, USN
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS NIELDS DD-616 Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-45)</li>		<li>[[USS NIELDS DD-616 Covers_Page_1 \| USS Nields DD-616 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-1945)</li>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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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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	1945-12-28		1945-12-28
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	[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19451228 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19451228 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1944-02-24		1944-02-24
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	[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19440224 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19440224 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			Locy Type<br/>9xz
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			1943
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Nields_DD616_1943_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Nields_DD616_1943_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	NIELDS earned 3 battle stars ~~during~~ World War II<br/><br/>		USS NIELDS earned the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 3 battle stars, the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Henry C. Nields (March 18 1838 – December 13 1880)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Lieutenant Commander Henry C. Nields, USN (18 March 1838 – 13 December 1880)<br/>
	Nields was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Nields was appointed Mate on February 11 1863 and Acting Ensign on July 11 1864. Assigned to METACOMET, he earned Admiral David G. Farragut's praise for his part in the rescue of survivors from TECUMSEH after that monitor had gone down, mined within 600 yards of Confederate guns during the Battle of Mobile Bay. Nields and his boat crew saved one officer, eight enlisted men, and the pilot, braving “one of the most galling fires” that Farragut had ever seen. Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on July 1 1870 and died on December 13 1880		Nields was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Nields was appointed Mate on 11 February 1863 and Acting Ensign on 11 July 1864. Assigned to USS METACOMET, he earned Admiral David G. Farragut's praise for his part in the rescue of survivors from USS TECUMSEH after that monitor had gone down, mined within 600 yards of Confederate guns during the Battle of Mobile Bay. Nields and his boat crew saved one officer, eight enlisted men, and the pilot, braving “one of the most galling fires” that Farragut had ever seen. Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July 1870 and died on 13 December 1880.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Miss Ella S. Nields, daughter of Lieutenant Commander Nields.
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JonBurdett: 1 mark added

2012-03-02T18:39:59Z

1 mark added

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>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid June 15 1942 - Launched October 1 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS NIELDS DD-616'''<br/>
Commissioned January 15 1943 - Decommissioned March 26 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1970<br/>
Sold May 8 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans for scrap
</ol></td>
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</td>
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</table>
<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 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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS NIELDS DD-616 Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-45)</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 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
</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>




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Locy Type<br/>2z*
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1945-12-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19451228 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19451228.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9vz
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1944-02-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19440224 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett nields dd616 19440224.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
NIELDS earned 3 battle stars during World War II<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Henry C. Nields (March 18 1838 – December 13 1880)<br/>
Nields was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Nields was appointed Mate on February 11 1863 and Acting Ensign on July 11 1864. Assigned to METACOMET, he earned Admiral David G. Farragut's praise for his part in the rescue of survivors from TECUMSEH after that monitor had gone down, mined within 600 yards of Confederate guns during the Battle of Mobile Bay. Nields and his boat crew saved one officer, eight enlisted men, and the pilot, braving “one of the most galling fires” that Farragut had ever seen. Advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on July 1 1870 and died on December 13 1880




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