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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 Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid January 3 1944 - Launched February 16 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MELVIN R. NAWMAN DE-416'''<br/> 
Commissioned May 16 1944 - Decommissioned April 23 1946<br/>
Recommissioned March 28 1951 - Decommissioned August 30 1960<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/> 
Sold October 3 1973 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS MELVIN R. NAWMAN DE-416_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-58)</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, 
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postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
earliest known usage.

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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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<h4>1st Commissioning May 16 1944 to April 23 1946</h4>

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1946-01-15
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<h4>2nd Commissioning March 28 1951 to August 30 1960 </h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2
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1951-05-16
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>M-90
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1958-01-27
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
MELVIN R. NAWMAN received four battle stars for service in the Pacific theater during World War II<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Melvin Rollie Nawman USMCR (September 10 ?? - November 2 1942)<br/>
Nawman attended the University of Utah prior to his enlistment July 7 1941 in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Shortly there after he qualified for flight training and July 27 1942 earned his wings and commission as a Second Lieutenant. Attached to a Scout‑Bombing Squadron VMSB‑32, he arrived at Henderson Field October 30 in the midst of the bitterly contested struggle for Guadalcanal Island. Three days later he died attempting to stop the “Tokyo Express” from landing additional reinforcements. The gallantry of this volunteer mission was recognized through a posthumously awarded Air Medal
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