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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIa) Guided Missle Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 16 July 1999 - Launched & Christened 2 July 2000<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS McCAMPBELL DDG-85'''<br/>Commissioned 17 August 2002 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[McCampbell_DDG_85_Covers_Page_1 | USS McCampbell DDG-85 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1999-2008)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>FPO AP 96672-1275
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2002-08-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20020817_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20020817_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2(n) (USS,FPO<br/>AP 96672-1275)
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2004-06-05
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20040605_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20040605_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship's seal, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2(n+) (USS,FPO<br/>AP 96672-1275)
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2014-12-19
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20141219_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Ship's seal, on piece, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type<br/>12-1(n+) (USN,USS)
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2005-05-06
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Ship's seal, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10
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2008-09-22
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Contributed by Bill Payden.
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Locy Type F<br/>(Unit #100193)<br/>(FPO AP 96672)
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2017-07-12
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_McCampbell_DDG85_20170712_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Commissioning<br/>Day Sta."<br/><br/>San Francisco, CA
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2002-08-17
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain David S. McCampbell, USN (January 16 1910 - June 30 1996).<br/>McCampbell was the US Navy’s all-time leading ace with 34 aerial victories during World War II. For his brilliant record in command of Air Group 15 aboard the aircraft carrier [[ESSEX_CVS_9_ | USS Essex CV-9]], McCampbell was awarded the '''Medal of Honor''', the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Combat “V”, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Gold Stars, and the Air Medal.<br/>Following World War II, McCampbell had several postings, including command of the carrier [[BON_HOMME_RICHARD_CVA_31_ | USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31]] during the Korean War. He also served as the plans division chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<br/>
Captain McCampbell retired from active duty in 1964. He died in 1996 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery. 
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