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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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Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 7 July 1943 - Launched 15 December 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALLEN M. SUMNER DD-692'''</li>
Commissioned 26 January 1944 - Decommissioned 15 August 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 15 August 1973<br/>
Sold 13 November 1974 and broken up for scrap
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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 ALLEN M. SUMNER DD-692_Covers_Page_1 | USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-1972)</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
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established 1 February 1944 - Disestablished 18 April 1973</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1947-02-17
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1951-04-30
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Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
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1966-07-21
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[[Image:JonBurdett allenmsumner dd692 19660721 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog. Type 2(n+) listed for 1960, but clearly no periods in USS and no hyphen in designation
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)
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1955-07-05
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_AllenMSumner_DD692_19550705_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog. Type 2(n) listed for 1955, but clearly hyphen is visible in designation
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
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1968-03-21
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1944-02-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett allenmsumner dd692 19440228r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)
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1972-03-07
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Locy Type F<br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-22
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1945-10-27
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
ALLEN M. SUMNER earned 2 battle stars for WWII, 1 for Korea, and 2 for Vietnam<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner, USMC (October 1 1882 - July 19 1918)<br/>
Captain Sumner received the Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star as well as 3 Silver Star Citations for his gallantry during World War I. He was killed in action at Vierzy, near Soissons, France on July 19 1918.<br/><br/>The US Navy has named two ships in his honor; [[SUMNER_DD_333_ | USS Sumner DD-333]] and USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692.
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