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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><br/>Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 2 March 1964 - Launched 21 May 1965<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL SSBN 654'''<br/>  
Commissioned 29 April 1966 - Decommissioned 24 September 1992<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 24 September 1992<br/>
Disposed of through NPSSRP 28 February 1994
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[GEORGE_C_MARSHALL_SSBN_654_Covers_Page_1 | USS George C. Marshall SSBN-654 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1965-2016)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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USPO Machine<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
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1968-08-26
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USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
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1981-04-29
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 15th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ | Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_Page_9_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
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1986-04-29
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ | Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_Page_9_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>"Naval Base Branch"<br/><br/>Bremerton, WA
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1992-09-24
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]<br/>This cover also has a ship's sticker for a cachet and a [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Puget_Sound_Washington_ | Puget Sound Navy Yard]] marking in green.
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USPS Pictorial<br/>Postmark<br/><br/>"50th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk VA
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2016-04-29
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50th Anniversary of Commissioning, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ | Mike Brock]] 
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - General of the Army George Catlett Marshall, USA (December 31 1880 - October 16 1959)<br/>
Marshall graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1901, entered the US Army in 1902 and retired in 1951.  America's foremost soldier during World War II and Diplomat; creator of The Marshall Plan to redevelop post-war nations. Marshall also served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949 and as U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1950 to 1951. He also served as Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission 1949-1959.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Katherine Marshall, wife of General George Marshall.
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