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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
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Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Keel Laid 16 September 1980 - Launched 4 April 1981<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STEPHEN W. GROVES FFG-29'''<br/>Commissioned 17 April 1982<br/>
Assigned to Naval Reserve Force at Pascagoula MS 1 April 1997<br/>
Decommissioned 24 February 2012 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS STEPHEN W. GROVES FFG-29_Covers_Page_1 | USS Stephen W. Groves FFG-29 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2002)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u) (B,USS,USN)
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2002-05-15
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS STEPHEN W. GROVES earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ CG "O", the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 4 stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War On Terror Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 8 stars, the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon and the NATO Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of Ensign Stephen W. Groves USN (29 January 1917 – 4 June 1942)<br/>Groves was a naval aviator during World War II.  During The Battle of Midway, Ensign Groves took off nine times from his carrier [[HORNET CV 8|USS HORNET CV-8]], one of six American planes that fought off a vastly superior Japanese force that was trying to finish off the damaged carrier [[YORKTOWN CV 5|USS YORKTOWN CV-5]]. The small group was credited with shooting down 14 enemy planes and causing six others to retreat. Ensign Groves was downed and posthumously awarded the '''Navy Cross''' for his heroism in the Battle of Midway.<br/><br/>
Two ships of the US Navy were named in his honor - USS Groves DE-543 (Cancelled before launched) and USS Stephen W. Groves FFG-29. 
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