BENSON DD 421

Ship Name and Designation History

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Benson Class Destroyer Keel Laid 16 May 1938 - Launched 15 November 1939 USS BENSON DD-421 Commissioned 25 July 1940 - Decommissioned 18 March 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1974 LO YANG DD-14 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transferred to Taiwan 25 February 1954 and renamed Stricken by Taiwan 1975 and broken up for scrap

Admiral William S. Benson, USN

Naval Covers

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1. USS Benson DD-421 Covers Page 1     (1939-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established 15 August 1940 - Disestablished 31 January 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "1 ST.MAIL / ****"

1940-08-19

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-08-19

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-08-19

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-11

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15771)

1945-12-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK"

1940-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-03-29

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1945-03-26

Censored sailor's mail.

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-08-19

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Locy Type 9x

1940-08-19

Note:

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1942-06-02

Censored sailor's mail.

 

Other Information

USS BENSON earned the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Admiral William Shepherd Benson, USN (25 September 1855 - 20 May 1932)
Benson graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1877. Following command of USS ALBANY CL-23, USS MISSOURI BB-11, USS UTAH BB-31, and Philadelphia Navy Yard, he was appointed first Chief of Naval Operations in 1915. Admiral Benson served as CNO until his retirement September 25 1919. He died in Washington, D.C., May 20 1932.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. S. Benson, widow of Admiral Benson.

 

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