CLARENCE SUTPHIN WPC 1147
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.
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- USCGC Clarence Sutphin WPC-1147 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Clarence Sutphin, USCG (1923- )
Born in Valley Stream, Long Island NY, Sutphin joined the US Coast Guard in November 1941 and trained on amphibious landing craft. Attached to the USS Leonard Wood APA-12 in May 1942, Sutphin would stay with the ship until May 1945. During that time, he had participated in all of the USS Leonard Wood’s eight major amphibious operations. These spanned the globe from North Africa to the Philippines and aided in the defeat of Vichy French, German, Italian and Japanese military forces. For his “exceptional bravery under fire” on the beaches of Saipan, Sutphin received the Bronze Star Medal from the Navy with a medal citation signed by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.
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