BUCK DD 761

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid February 1 1944 - Launched March 11 1945 USS BUCK DD-761 Commissioned June 28 1946 - Decommissioned July 16 1973 Struck from Naval Register July 16 1973 ALAGOAS D-35 (Brazilian Naval Service) Transferred to Brazil July 16 1973 and renamed Stricken June 30 1995 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1947-70)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 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.

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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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Post Office Established August 15 1945 - Disestablished August 30 1949

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-06-28

Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-02-01

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Post Office Reestablished 1954 - Disestablished August 31 1972

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1954-10-09

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-02-19

Generic cachet by Autopages

 

Locy Type 2r

1958-02-03

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

1970-02-19

Generic cachet by Autopages

 

Locy Type 9efu

1955-09-12

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Other Information

BUCK earned 6 Battle Stars for her Korean war service

NAMESAKE - Quartermaster James Buck, USN (1808 - November 1 1865)
Buck served in the Union Navy as an Acting Master's Mate and he was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Quartermaster under General Order 11, dated April 3 1863. His citation reads: "Served on board the USS Brooklyn in the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip and at the taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. Although severely wounded by a heavy splinter, Buck continued to perform his duty until positively ordered below. Later stealing back to his post, he steered the ship for eight hours despite his critical condition. His bravery was typical of the type which resulted in the taking of the Forts Jackson and St. Philip and in the capture of New Orleans."

Three ships of the US Navy have been named BUCK - USS Buck SP-1355, USS Buck DD-420 and USS Buck DD-761.

 

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