WREN DD 568 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2019-03-10T13:52:46Z

Updated the page

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	<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid April 24 1943 - Launched January 29 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 24 April 1943 - Launched 29 January 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WREN DD-568'''<br/>		<li>'''USS WREN DD-568'''<br/>
	Commissioned May 20 1944 - Decommissioned July 13 1946<br/>		Commissioned 20 May 1944 - Decommissioned 13 July 1946<br/>
	Recommissioned September 7 1951 - Decommissioned December 1963<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 7 September 1951 - Decommissioned December 1963<br/><br/>
	Stricken December 1 1974<br/>		Stricken 1 December 1974<br/>
	Sold October 22 1975 and broken up for scrap		Sold 22 October 1975 and broken up for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	[[Image:WREN PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:WREN PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS WREN DD-568_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1946-62)</li>		<li>[[USS WREN DD-568_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Wren DD-568 Covers Page 1]]    (1946-1962)</li>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<h4>1st Commissioning May 20 1944 to July 13 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 20 May 1944 to 13 July 1946</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2z		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-03-05		1946-03-05
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett_wren_dd568_19460305 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_wren_dd568_19460305 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<h4>2nd Commissioning September 7 1951 to December 1963</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 7 September 1951 to December 1963</h4>

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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2r		Locy Type 2r
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	1961-12-09		1961-12-09
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2r		Locy Type 2r
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1962-05-19		1962-05-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19660519_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19660519_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19620519_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19620519_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Armed Forces Day, Morris W. Beck ~~cachet~~		Armed Forces Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ \| Morris W. Beck]]
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	1961-12-09		1961-12-09
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 3 Battle ~~Stars (~~WWII)<br/><br/>		USS Wren earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	WREN DD-568 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>		WREN DD-568 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC<br/>
	Solomon Wren was born in 1780 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 1 1799. He served on various ships and participated in the Tripoli invasion of 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN. He was detached from the Marine Corps on March 24 1805 and no further record of his life has been found		Solomon Wren was born in 1780 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 1 1799. He served on various ships and participated in the Tripoli invasion of 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN. He was detached from the Marine Corps on March 24 1805 and no further record of his life has been found.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Jeanne F. Dockweiler.

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JonBurdett: new format + 1 cover

2010-06-30T16:48:07Z

new format + 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>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid April 24 1943 - Launched January 29 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WREN DD-568'''<br/>
Commissioned May 20 1944 - Decommissioned July 13 1946<br/>
Recommissioned September 7 1951 - Decommissioned December 1963<br/><br/>
Stricken December 1 1974<br/>
Sold October 22 1975 and broken up for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WREN PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 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 WREN DD-568_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946-62)</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 May 20 1944 to July 13 1946</h4>




<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">
1946-03-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_wren_dd568_19460305 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_wren_dd568_19460305.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning September 7 1951 to December 1963</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1961-12-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-05-19
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19660519_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19620519_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Armed Forces Day, Morris W. Beck cachet




<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">
1961-12-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wren_DD568_19611209_2_InsertCard.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Insert card from the December 9 1961 cover.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
WREN DD-568 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC<br/>
Solomon Wren was born in 1780 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 1 1799. He served on various ships and participated in the Tripoli invasion of 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN. He was detached from the Marine Corps on March 24 1805 and no further record of his life has been found




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