ROBERT K HUNTINGTON DD 781

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 29 1944 - Launched December 5 1944 USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON DD-781 Commissioned March 3 1945 - Decommissioned October 31 1973 Struck from Naval Register October 31 1973 FALCON DD-51 (Venezuelan Naval Service) Transferred to Venezuela October 31 1973 and renamed Stricken 1981 by Venezuela and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-67)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2

1957-08-08

Greyhound of the Sea cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

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Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-29

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-01-10

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Other Information

ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON earned 2 battle stars for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - Robert Kingsbury Huntington (March 13 1921 - June 4 1942)
Huntington enlisted in the Navy April 21 1941. He served on board USS LEXINGTON CV-2 and was rated Aviation Radioman Third Class before being transferred to Torpedo Squadron 8 on board USS HORNET CV-8. He received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement as rear gunner in a torpedo plane during an attack against enemy Japanese forces in the Battle of Midway June 4 1942. Flying without fighter support and with insufficient fuel to return to their carrier, Huntington and his fellow crewmember pressed home their attack with utter disregard for their own personal safety, in the face of a tremendous antiaircraft barrage and overwhelming fighter opposition

 

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