BENNINGTON CVS 20
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.
Keel Laid 15 December 1942 - Launched 26 February 1944 |
 |
 |
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.
- USS Bennington CVS-20 Covers Page 1 (1944-2004)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
|
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
|---|
Post Office Established 25 July 1944 - Disestablished 4 October 1946
|
Locy Type |
1944-08-08 |
 |
 |
As CV-20
First Day Postal Service. Censored, WWII use
|
Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
 |
|
CV-20
Navy Day 1945
|
Locy Type 2(n) |
1946-02-28 |
 |
 |
As CV-20
|
Locy Type 2z |
1944-09-30 |
 |
 |
As CV-20
|
Locy Type 2# |
1945-09-11 |
 |
 |
As CV-20
Tokyo Bay
|
Locy Type |
1945-06-27 |
 |
 |
As CV-20
Marking from back of cover
|
Locy Type P |
1945-09-02 |
 |
 |
As CV-20. Tokyo Bay
Post Office Reestablished 13 November 1952 - Disestablished 16 October 1969
|
Locy Type |
1952-11-13 |
 |
 |
As CVA-20
First Day in Recommission
|
Locy Type |
1952-11-13 |
 |
|
As CVA-20
First Day in Recommission
|
Locy Type 2 |
1954-04-12 |
 |
 |
As CVA-20
|
Locy Type |
1961-11-11 |
 |
 |
As CVS-20
|
Locy Type |
1965-03-17 |
 |
 |
As CVS-20
|
Locy Type |
1966-10-27 |
 |
 |
As CVS-20
|
Locy Type |
1959-01-07 |
 |
 |
As CVA-20
|
Locy Type |
1967-11-09 |
 |
 |
As CVS-20
|
Locy Type |
1954-03-18 |
 |
 |
As CVA-20
|
Locy Type |
1954-11-15 |
 |
 |
As CVA-20
|
Locy Type F |
1960-01-18 |
 |
 |
As CVS-20
Other Information
USS BENNINGTON earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Asia" and "Europe" clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign Stars, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Bennington, VT. One of the most historic battles of the Revolutionary War took place there on 16 August 1777.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Melvin J. Maas.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum