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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/>
Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid March 3 1941 - Launched March 14 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS O'BANNON DD-450'''<br/>
Commissioned June 26 1942 - Decommissioned May 21 1946<br/>
Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS O'BANNON DDE-450'''<br/>
Recommissioned February 19 1951<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS O'BANNON DD-450'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962<br/>
Decommissioned January 30 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 30 1970<br/>
Sold June 6 1970 and broken up for scrap
</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 O'BANNON DDE-450_Covers_Page_1 | O'Bannon Covers Page 1]]    (1945-61)</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>1st Commissioning June 26 1942 to May 21 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efsu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451214_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451214_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Harry_E_and_Lewis_Eugene_Klotzbach_ | Harry Klotzbach]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z<br/><br/>"O'BANNON /<br/>"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451016_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451016_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type SL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451016_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19451016_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-08-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dd450 19430831.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dd450 19430831 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450<br/>
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning Februry 19 1951 to January 30 1970</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-03-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19510317_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19510317.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-03-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19510317_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19510317.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-04-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19530414_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19530414_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louis_S_Pentel_ | Louis S. Pentel]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-07-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19530731_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19530731_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-08-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19540812_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19540812_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1966-08-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19660825_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19660825_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450<br/>Apollo Space Program. R/S cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-04-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19670401_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19670401_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>O-4
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1959-03-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19590328_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19590328.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>O-4a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1961-04-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19610426_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_obannon dde450 19610426.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-08-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19540812_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DDE450_19540812_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-450




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-04-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19670401_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_OBannon_DD450_19670401_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-450

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
O'BANNON earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her service during World War II and 3 battle stars for her Korean War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon, USMC (1784–1850)<br/>
O'Bannon was the Marine Corps' "Hero of Derna".<br/><br/>Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor, USS O'Bannon DD-177, USS O'Bannon DD-450 and USS O'Bannon DD-987.



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