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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

USS BENNION DD-662
Commissioned December 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1946

Struck from Naval Register April 15 1971
Sold May 30 1973 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945-46)

Postmarks

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.

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

Post Office Established December 10 1943 - Disestablished January 7 1946

Locy Type
2z

1943-12-14

Commissioning
FDC unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

Locy Type
2z

1945-06-22

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
9efu

1945-12-25

Note:

Locy Type
LDPS 9efu Jan 1, 1946

1946-01-01

Last Day Postal Service

Other Information

BENNION earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Saipan invasion
June - July 1944
* Tinian occupation
July - August 1944
* Palaus occupation
September 1944
* Leyte invasion
October - November 1944
* Mindoro landings
December 1944
* Lingayen Gulf landings
January 1945
* Iwo Jima invasion
February - March 1945
* Okinawa invasion
March - June 1945

Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her action off Okinawa 1945

NAMESAKE - Mervyn Sharp Bennion USN (May 5 1887 – December 7 1941)
Captain Bennion was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack. While mortally wounded, he remained in command of his ship USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48. For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor

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 <li>'''USS BENNION DD-662'''<br/>
 Commissioned December 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1946<br/><br/>
-Stricken April 15 1971<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register April 15 1971<br/>
 Sold May 30 1973 and broken up for scrap
 </ol>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS BENNION DD-662_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
+<li>[[USS BENNION DD-662_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 <th align="center" width="120">THUMBNAIL LINK TO<br/>FULL COVER IMAGE</th>
 </tr></table>
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period        -->
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<hr/>
+<h4>Post Office Established December 10 1943 - Disestablished January 7 1946</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
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 [[Image:JohnGermann_Bennion_DD662_19431214_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Commissioning
+Commissioning<br/>
+FDC unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!--       2z       -->
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 Note:
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!--    LDPS 9efu   -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/>
+<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9efu Jan 1, 1946
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-01-01
+</td><td align="center" width="320">
+[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19460101_pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:JonBurdett_bennion_dd662_19460101.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Last Day Postal Service
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-Earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
+BENNION earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
-Saipan seizure June - July 1944<br/>*
+'''Saipan invasion'''<br/>
-Tinian occupation July - August 1944<br/>*
+June - July 1944<br/>*
-Palaus occupation September 1944<br/>*
+'''Tinian occupation'''<br/>
-Leyte invasion October - November 1944<br/>*
+July - August 1944<br/>*
-Mindoro landings December 1944<br/>*
+'''Palaus occupation'''<br/>
-Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945<br/>*
+September 1944<br/>*
-Iwo Jima invasion February - March 1945<br/>*
+'''Leyte invasion'''<br/>
-Okinawa seizure March - June 1945<br/><br/>
+October - November 1944<br/>*
+'''Mindoro landings'''<br/>
+December 1944<br/>*
+'''Lingayen Gulf landings'''<br/>
+January 1945<br/>*
+'''Iwo Jima invasion'''<br/>
+February - March 1945<br/>*
+'''Okinawa invasion'''<br/>
+March - June 1945<br/><br/>
 Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her action off Okinawa 1945<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Mervyn Sharp Bennion USN (May 5 1887 – December 7 1941)<br/>