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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.
<ol>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid December 2 1943 - Launched March 7 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM SEIVERLING DE-441'''<br/>
Commissioned June 1 1944 - Decommissioned March 21 1947<br/>
Recommissioned December 27 1950 - Decommissioned September 27 1957<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1972<br/>
Sold September 20 1973 for scrap 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS WILLIAM SEIVERLING DE-441_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-51)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning June 1 1944 to March 21 1947</h4>

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Locy Type Pz<br/><br/>"TOKYO BAY"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>W-32
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1945-09-08
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamseiverling 19450908 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamseiverling 19450908.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Tokyo Bay
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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 27 1950 to September 27 1957</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
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1951-05-08
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamseiverling de441 19510508 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamseiverling de441 19510508.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>2
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1951-06-15
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamSeiverling_DE441_19510615_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1951-09-04
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamseiverling de441 19510904 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
WILLIAM SEIVERLING earned 4 battle stars for WWII, and 3 battle stars for Korea service<br/><br/>
WILLIAM SEIVERLING DE-441 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Private William Frank Seiverling, Jr., USMC (September 22 1920 -  November 1 1942)<br/>Pvt. Seiverling was killed in action during the enemy attack across the Matanikau River on the island of Guadalcanal. For unselfishly giving his life for his comrades and his country, Pvt. Seiverling was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross

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