CARON DD 970

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 CARON DD-970
Commissioned 1 October 1977 - Decommissioned 15 October 2001

Struck from Naval Register 5 June 2002
Sunk 4 December 2002 during explosive tests

Naval Covers

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USS Caron DD-970 Covers Page 1 (1974-2001)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established October 1 1977 - Disestablished 2001

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n) Oct 1, 1977

1977-10-01

Commissioning, cachet by R & G Cachets (Sir George H. Newman) and Ronald Reeves

Locy Type
2-1(n) (USS)

1986-04-16

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Locy Type
2-2tn (USS,FPO NY 09566)

1997-02-06

Note:

Locy Type
2-2tn (USS,FPO AE/09566)

1992-10-01

15th Anniversary

Locy Type
9-1(nu) (USS)

1980-03-15

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS)

1988-01-13

Note:

Locy Type
9-2n (USS,FPO NY 09566)

1992-10-01

15th Anniversary

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Decommissioning
Station"

Norfolk VA

2001-10-10

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne Maurice Caron, USN (1946 – July 28 1968).
HM3 Caron heroically sacrificed his life on July 28 1968 while aiding wounded Marines (Company K, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, 1st Marine Division) on the field of fire in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. HM3 Caron posthumously received The Medal of Honor.

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