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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>Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid May 23 1944 - Launched December 17 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HUGH PURVIS DD-709'''<br/>
Commissioned March 1 1945 - Decommissioned June 15 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 1 1973<br/><br/>
<li>'''TCG ZAFER D-356''' (Turkish Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Turkey July 1 1972<br/><br/>
Stricken by  Turkey 1993<br/>
Broken up for scrap 1994
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[[Image:HUGH PURVIS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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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 HUGH PURVIS DD-709_Covers_Page_1 | USS Hugh Purvis DD-709 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-62)</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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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-85
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1946-12-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19461225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19461225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Christmas
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-85
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1947-02-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19470225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19470225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-85a
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1947-10-21
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19471021_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19471021_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Issue, Sc.# 951. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Winfred_M_Grandy_ | Winfred M. Grandy]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-85a
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1948-05-28
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19480528_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19480528_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Four Chaplain cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Sanders_ | Michael Sanders]]
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1962-05-26
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19620526 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19620526.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15679)
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1945-06-30
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19450630 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19450630.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
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1945-03-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19450301 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett hughpurvis dd709 19450301.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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"Commissioning covers with the 9ef(nu) cancel are backdated, as the postmark was not issued until October."<br/>USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
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1946-12-15
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19461215_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_HughPurvis_DD709_19461215_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Christmas cachet (used early) by [[Cachet_Maker_Neil_F_Nielsen_ | Neil F. Nielsen]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Hugh Purvis USMC<br/>
Purvis enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps October 27 1869. He reported immediately to the Marine detachment on board ALASKA soon departing for the Far East. During the punitive expedition to Korea in 1871, he took part in the assault on an enemy fort on the Han River. In desperate hand-to-hand fighting, the sailors and Marines stormed the walls of the citadel. Private Purvis ran immediately to the flagstaff which bore the enemy's colors and loosed the halyards. He was joined by Cpl. Charles Brown, and the two tore down the flag. For his inspiring and heroic act Private Purvis was awarded the '''Medal of Honor'''. He was discharged in 1873 and served two later tours with the Marine Corps, 1874 to 1879 and 1879 to 1884, rising to the rank of Corporal
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