BROWNSON DD 868

Ship Name and Designation History

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Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid 13 February 1945 - Launched 7 July 1945 USS BROWNSON DD-868 Commissioned 17 November 1945 - Decommissioned 30 September 1976 Struck from Naval Register 30 September 1976 Sold 10 June 1977 and broken up for scrap

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1. USS Brownson DD-868 Covers Page 1     (1946-1965)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-93a

1951-09-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-93b

1956-01-19

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-02-13

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1957-01-05

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1948-11-19

Mark from back of cover. Cover from USS LEYTE CV-32

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1965-02-13

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

USS BROWNSON earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Medal (2 awards), the Antarctic Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson, USN (8 July 1845 - 16 March 1935)
Brownson graduated from the Academy in 1865. He commanded the Protected Cruiser USS DETROIT at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the revolution of 1893-94 and USS YANKEE during the Spanish-American War. From 1900 until 1902 he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet October 15 1906. After his retirement in July 1907 he continued on active duty as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Brownson died at Washington, D.C., 16 March 1935.

The ships sponsor was Miss Caroline Brownson Hart, granddaughter of Admiral Brownson.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Brownson DD-518 and USS Brownson DD-868.

 

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