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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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2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo Class Maritime Prepositioning Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid September 1983 - Launched May 1985 - Delivered June 1985<br/> 
Acquired by the US Navy under a long-term charter 6 June 1985<br/><br/> 
<li>'''M/V PFC DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS T-AK-3009'''</li>
Placed in service under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation 
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<li>'''USNS PFC DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS T-AK-3009'''</li>
Purchased by the US Navy Military Sealift Command 17 January 2006 and Redesignated
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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 
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range for covers on that page.
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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
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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Locy Type<br/>11a (USNS) (Undated)<br/><br/>Locy Type 11<br/>FPO AP 96595<br/>Naval Support Facility<br/>Diego Garcia
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2020-10-10
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From the Foster E. Miller III collection.
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Locy Type<br/>11a (Undated)<br/><br/>Locy Type 11<br/>FPO AP 96595<br/>Naval Support Facility<br/>Diego Garcia
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2020-10-10
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From the Foster E. Miller III collection.
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<br/><hr/>'''SHIPS MARKING'''
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Locy Type 2<br/>FPO AP 96595<br/><br/>Naval Support Facility<br/>Diego Garcia
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2007-03-08
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SHIPS MARKING. Signed by the Master
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Private First Class Dewayne T. Williams, USMC (8 September 1949 – 18 September 1968)<br/>PFC Williams was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. While on patrol in the Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, he was killed in action.<br/>"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Rifleman with the First Platoon, Company H, Second Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division in action against communist insurgent forces in the Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam, PFC Williams posthumously recieved the Medal of Honor."<br/>PFC Williams awards include the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (with two bronze stars) and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.   
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