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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
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<ol>Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 1 June 2016 - Launched 8 September 2017<br/>Christened TBD<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DELBERT D. BLACK DDG 119'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[DELBERT_D_BLACK_DDG_119_Covers_Page_1 | USS Delbert D. Black DDG-119 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2016)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>"Shipbuilding<br/>City Sta."<br/><br/>Pascagoula MS
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2016-06-01
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Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_D_Jones_ | Richard Jones]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - MCPON GMCM Delbert D. Black, USN (11 July 1922 – 5 March 2000).<br/>Black was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 13 January 1967 to 1 April 1971.<br/>Black enlisted in the United States Navy on 14 March 1941 and upon completion of recruit training in San Diego, he was assigned to the [[MARYLAND_BB_46_ | USS Maryland BB-46]] and was aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.<br/>GMCM Black is authorized to wear the following awards - The Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal with 7 service stars, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal with 1 campaign star, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 8 campaign stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with 1 service star, the Korean Service Medal, the Antarctica Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 service stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon with Palm, the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 service stars, the United Nations Korean Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 bar and the Korean War Service Medal.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Ima Black, the wife of the late Delbert D. Black.
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