BENNION DD 662
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.
- Fletcher Class Destroyer
- 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
Keel Laid March 19 1943 - Launched July 4 1943
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- Covers Page 1 (1945-46)
Postmarks
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| POSTMARK TYPE | DATE FROM to DATE TO |
THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE |
THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE |
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Post Office Established December 10 1943 - Disestablished January 7 1946
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Locy Type |
1943-12-14 |
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Commissioning
FDC unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog
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Locy Type |
1945-06-22 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-12-25 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1946-01-01 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
BENNION earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Saipan invasion
June - July 1944
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Tinian occupation
July - August 1944
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Palaus occupation
September 1944
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Leyte invasion
October - November 1944
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Mindoro landings
December 1944
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Lingayen Gulf landings
January 1945
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Iwo Jima invasion
February - March 1945
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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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