LYMAN K SWENSON DD 729
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 September 11 1943 - Launched February 12 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1945-63)
Postmarks
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Post Office Established June 1 1944 - Disestablished October 15 1970
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1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1945
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1954-07-12 |
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1963-10-30 |
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1947-04-15 |
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1967-05-02 |
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1945-09-02 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
V-J DAY added to cancel
Other Information
LYMAN K. SWENSON earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII and 6 Battle Stars for Korea
NAMESAKE - Lyman Knute Swenson USN (October 23 1892 - November 13 1942)
Swenson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916 and served in surface combatants and submarines, including command of USS H-6 (SS-149) in 1919. Later, he commanded USS ISABEL PY-10 and Destroyer Division 64. In 1941, he became captain of the new cruiser USS JUNEAU CL-52, placing her in commission in February 1942. Captain Lyman K. Swenson was killed in action when JUNEAU was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine on November 13 1942, just after participating in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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