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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>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid 22 May 1944 - Launched 29 August 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON DE-370'''<br/>
Commissioned 31 October 1944 - Decommissioned 14 June 1946<br/><br/> 
Stricken 15 September 1970<br/>
Sold 13 June 1973 for scrapping
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[[Image:JohnLWilliamson_DE370_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] 
Seaman First Class John L. Williamson, USN
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
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<li>[[JOHN_L_WILLIAMSON_DE_370_Covers_Page_1 | USS John L. Williamson DE-370 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1946)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)
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1946-01-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnlwilliamson de370 19460128 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Ship carried only security devices Types 2z, 2#, and 9#
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Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15182)
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1945-04-06
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Registered, Censored Sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS JOHN L. WILLIAMSON earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia Clasp during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Seaman 1st Class John Leon Williamson, USN (5 November 1921 - 12 November 1942)<br/>
Williamson was born in Ash, N.C., enlisted in the Navy at Raleigh 11 July 1940. After recruit training, he was assigned to Heavy Cruiser [[SAN FRANCISCO CA 38|USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38]]. Williamson was on board the fighting cruiser during the attack on [[Pearl Harbor Heroes|Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941]] and the initial American amphibious assault of the war on Guadalcanal. He also took part in the American victory at the night Battle of Cape Esperance in October. On 12 November 1942 one of the many Japanese attempts to bombard American positions in the Solomons and to reinforce their own garrisons there resulted another great battle, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Before the main engagement, USS SAN FRANCISCO and other ships were attacked by torpedo bombers off Guadalcanal. Williamson, an antiaircraft gunner fired at an approaching torpedo plane, remaining at his station with cool determination as the enemy aircraft crashed directly at his gun mount. For his great courage in the face of this attack, Seaman First Class Williamson was awarded the '''Navy Cross''' posthumously.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Sherman Register, sister of Seaman 1st Class Williamson.
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