PATTERSON DD 392

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 PATTERSON DD-392
Commissioned September 22 1937 - Decommissioned November 8 1945

Struck from Naval Register February 25 1947
Sold August 18 1947 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1937-45)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Post Office Established September 22 1937 - Disestablished November 7 1945

Locy Type
FDPS / FDC 3 Sep 22, 1937

"NAVY YARD /
PUGET SOUND"

1937-09-22

First Day Postal Service / First Day in Commission

Locy Type
FDPS / FDC 3 Sep 22, 1937

"NAVY YARD /
PUGET SOUND"

1937-09-22

First Day Postal Service / First Day in Commission

Locy Type
3 (AC-TBB)

"HONOLULU /
HAWAII"

1937-12-08

Note:

Locy Type
3 (AC-TBB)

"BREMERTON /
WASH"

1937-12-23

Note:

Locy Type
3 (AC-TBB)

1941-11-20

Business Reply Mail

Locy Type
3 (AC-TBB) Oct 27, 1945

DD392"

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945
USCS Postmark Catalog lists Navy Day 1945 strikes...This is not listed

Locy Type
3z (BBB)

1943-09-27

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Other Information

PATTERSON earned 13 Battle Stars for her WWII service
* Pearl Harbor
December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Daniel Todd Patterson
Patterson was an officer of The U.S. Navy that served in the Quasi-War with France, First Barbary War, and the War of 1812

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