COTTEN DD 669

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid February 8 1943 - Launched June 12 1943 USS COTTEN DD-669 Commissioned July 24 1943 - Decommissioned July 15 1946 Recommissioned July 3 1951 - Decommissioned May 2 1960 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974 Sold July 31 1975 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-52)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning July 24 1943 to July 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-05

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-78

No Date

Note the misspelling of the ship's name as "Cotton" in the cancel.

 

Locy Type SL3bsn USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-78a

1945-09-05

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2nd Commissioning July 3 1951 to May 2 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1951-09-24

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-09-24

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2r

1951-10-01

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Locy Type 2r

1952-04-29

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Locy Type 9efu

1952-04-29

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Other Information

COTTEN earned 9 Battle Stars (WWII)

COTTEN DD-669 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Earned 1 Battle Star (Korea)
* Patrol duty off Korean Coast May 1953

NAMESAKE - Captain Lyman Atkinson Cotten (December 18 1874 – January 12 1926)
Cotton was an officer in the United States Navy

 

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