SWENNING DE 394 - Revision history

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2016-02-25T22:15:41Z

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	<li>'''USS SWENNING DE-394'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SWENNING DE-394'''<br/>
	Commissioned December 1 1943 - Decommissioned June 18 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned December 1 1943 - Decommissioned June 18 1946<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ July 1 1972<br/>		Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/>
	Sold January 17 1974 to Northern Metals Co., of Philadelphia PA for scrap		Sold January 17 1974 to Northern Metals Co., of Philadelphia PA for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS SWENNING DE-394_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS SWENNING DE-394_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</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 To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>


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	Locy Type<br/>2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1945-01-11~~		1945-01-11
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1945-01-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Ship carried only the 2z and~~ 2# ~~security devices~~		Note:
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15963)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 1946 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 1946.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)~~<br/>~~Presidential Unit Citation~~<br/>~~American Campaign Medal w/ 1 star		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Presidential Unit Citation - American Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars~~<br/>~~WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Gust J. Swenning USN (August 2 1917 - December 1 1942)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Gust J. Swenning USN (August 2 1917 - December 1 1942)<br/>
	Swenning enlisted in the Navy on September 9 1938. Upon completion of basic training at San Diego, Calif., he was transferred to [[NEW ORLEANS CA 32\|USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32]] for duty. After participation in the defense of [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]], the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and operations off Guadalcanal and in the Solomon Islands, Swenning was still serving in NEW ORLEANS on November 30 1942. That night, Japanese naval forces began the Battle of Tassafaronga, Solomon Islands. Swenning was a member of the Forward Repair Party when NEW ORLEANS was struck by a torpedo which detonated the forward magazines. He unhesitatingly dived through the oil and water in a flooded compartment to close a watertight door. In further efforts to assist in bringing the damaged ship to port, he labored tirelessly and continuously for 12 hours after the cessation of the action. Swenning died on December 1 1942 and was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross for his courageous devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service		Swenning enlisted in the Navy on September 9 1938. Upon completion of basic training at San Diego, Calif., he was transferred to [[NEW ORLEANS CA 32\|USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32]] for duty. After participation in the defense of [[Pearl Harbor Heroes\|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]], the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and operations off Guadalcanal and in the Solomon Islands, Swenning was still serving in NEW ORLEANS on November 30 1942. That night, Japanese naval forces began the Battle of Tassafaronga, Solomon Islands. Swenning was a member of the Forward Repair Party when NEW ORLEANS was struck by a torpedo which detonated the forward magazines. He unhesitatingly dived through the oil and water in a flooded compartment to close a watertight door. In further efforts to assist in bringing the damaged ship to port, he labored tirelessly and continuously for 12 hours after the cessation of the action. Swenning died on December 1 1942 and was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross for his courageous devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2009-11-21T18:21:14Z

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid July 17 1943 - Launched September 13 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SWENNING DE-394'''<br/>
Commissioned December 1 1943 - Decommissioned June 18 1946<br/><br/>
Stricken July 1 1972<br/>
Sold January 17 1974 to Northern Metals Co., of Philadelphia PA for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</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 SWENNING DE-394_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</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.



<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>




<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">
1945-01-11
<br/>to<br/>
1945-01-11
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett swenning de394 19450111.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship carried only the 2z and 2# security devices


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)<br/>Presidential Unit Citation<br/>American Campaign Medal w/ 1 star
<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal<br/>European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars<br/>WWII Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Gust J. Swenning USN (August 2 1917 - December 1 1942)<br/>
Swenning enlisted in the Navy on September 9 1938. Upon completion of basic training at San Diego, Calif., he was transferred to [[NEW ORLEANS CA 32|USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32]] for duty. After participation in the defense of [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]], the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and operations off Guadalcanal and in the Solomon Islands, Swenning was still serving in NEW ORLEANS on November 30 1942. That night, Japanese naval forces began the Battle of Tassafaronga, Solomon Islands. Swenning was a member of the Forward Repair Party when NEW ORLEANS was struck by a torpedo which detonated the forward magazines. He unhesitatingly dived through the oil and water in a flooded compartment to close a watertight door. In further efforts to assist in bringing the damaged ship to port, he labored tirelessly and continuously for 12 hours after the cessation of the action. Swenning died on December 1 1942 and was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross for his courageous devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service




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