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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid October 19 1944 - Launched July 8 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM R. RUSH DD-714'''<br/>
Commissioned September 21 1945 - Decommissioned December 21 1951<br/>
Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) July 18 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM R. RUSH DDR-714'''<br/>
Recommissioned September 3 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM R. RUSH DD-714'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) July 1 1964<br/> 
Decommissioned July 1 1978<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1978<br/><br/>
<li>'''ROKS KANG WON DD-922''' (South Korean Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to South Korea July 1 1978 and renamed<br/>
Retired from South Korean Navy Dec 29 2000<br/><br/>
Now a museum ship at the South Korean Naval Headquarters in Jinhae
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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).

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<li>[[USS WILLIAM R. RUSH DD-714_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1952)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning September 21 1945 to December 21 1951</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2z<br/><br/>"V" cut in killer
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1945-07-08
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Launching of WILLIAM R. RUSH, this postmark is not from this ship.
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Locy Type<br/>2 
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1950-09-06
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As DD-714<br/>
Destroyer Squadron 18 cachet.
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1946-05-20
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As DD-714<br/>
War Games, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]
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1946-05-30
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As DD-714<br/>
WWII Patriotic cover by cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Borkowski_ | Leonard Borkowski]], cachet sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Ted_Harrington_ | Ted Harrington]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning September 3 1952 to July 1 1978</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2  
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1952-11-14
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as DDR-714
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)  
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1966-10-28
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as DD-714<br/>
Welcome to Norfolk cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)   
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1974-01-19
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As DD-714
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)  
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1966-10-28
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As DD-714<br/>
Welcome to Norfolk cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu  
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1952-11-14
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamrrush ddr714 19521114 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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as DDR-714
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain William Rees Rush, USN (September 19 1857 – August 2 1940)<br/>
Rush was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Rush was also a Medal of Honor recipient for the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz.<br/>An 1877 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, Capt. Rush also earned the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. 
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