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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 July 16 1944 - Launched January 28 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FRED T. BERRY DD-858'''<br/>
Commissioned May 12 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FRED T. BERRY DDE-858'''<br/>
Redesignated Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 4 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FRED T. BERRY DD-858'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962<br/>
Decommissioned September 15 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1970<br/>
Scuttled May 14 1972 as artificial reef off Key West, Florida
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[[Image:FRED T BERRY DD PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS FRED T. BERRY DD-858_Covers_Page_1 | Fred T. Berry Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-70)</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>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established June 15 1945 - Disestablished September 9 1970</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (DD,USS)
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1969-08-04
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19690804r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19690804.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-858
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Locy Type<br/>2t(nu) (DD)
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1947-07-12
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19470712r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19470712.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-858
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu (DD)
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1947-12-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FredTBerry_DD858_19471217_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DD-858
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu (DD)
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1948-05-07
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FredTBerry_DD858_19480507_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DD-858
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Locy Type<br/>2t(nu) (DDE)
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1962-09-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FredTBerry_DD858_19620917_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDE-858
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DD) 
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1970-06-06
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FredTBerry_DD858_19700606_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DD-858.  Welcome to Norfolk, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15976)
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1946-03-21
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19460321 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19460321.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-858
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)
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1967-08-24
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[[Image:JonBurdett fredtberry dd858 19670824 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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As DD-858
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
FRED T. BERRY earned 2 Battle Stars for Korea service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commander Fred T. Berry (1887–1933)<br/>
During World War I he commanded the destroyer USS McCALL DD-28. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his outstanding performance of duty in this billet. In 1927, he began training in dirigibles, and later commanded the airship USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3. Commander Berry, then commanding Naval Air Station Lakehurst, was lost in the crash of USS AKRON ZRS-4 off the New Jersey coast April 4 1933.
 

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