JOHN W THOMASON DD 760

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 November 21 1943 - Launched September 30 1944 USS JOHN W. THOMASON DD-760 Commissioned October 11 1945 - Decommissioned December 8 1970 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974 NAN YANG DD-17 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transfered to Taiwan May 6 1974 and renamed Decommissioned by Taiwan January 16 2000 and held in reserve

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-63)

 

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 Post Office Period June 10 1945 to March 16 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15927)

1946-02-23

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2nd Post Office Period January 5 1951 to September 1 1970

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-17

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Locy Type 2(n+)

1963-05-16

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)(A,USS)

1959-11-09

Cachet by Dreadnought Covers

 

Locy Type 9fu (USS)

1959-11-09

Cachet by Dreadnought Covers

 

Other Information

USS JOHN W. THOMASON DD-760 received 7 battle stars for Korean service and 3 for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - John William Thomason Jr. USMC (February 28 1893 - March 12 1944)
Thomason studied art and was a writer in the editorial department of the Houston Chronicle at the beginning of World War I. Appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in April 1917, he sailed to France with the AEF in 1918. When a German machine gun nest held up a Marine advance at Soissons July 18 1918, Thomason and one of his men fearlessly advanced on the position and killed 13 of the enemy. For his heroism he received the Navy Cross and the Silver Star. He likewise became noted for his stirring self-illustrated accounts of marines in battle. Following the First World War he served at many posts of the Corps ashore and afloat and in 1941 made an extensive air survey of South and Central America, for which he received the Air Medal. He served briefly on the staff of Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific and as an instructor in amphibious technique. Promoted to Colonel May 30 1942, he died at San Diego Naval Hospital March 12 1944. During his entire career he continued to be active as a writer and illustrator, publishing numerous books about marines and on western subjects

 

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