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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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<ol>Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Keel Laid February 25 1980 - Launched August 30 1980<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JACK WILLIAMS FFG-24'''<br/>
Commissioned September 19 1981 - Decommissioned September 13 1996<br/><br/>
Struck from naval Register September 13 1996<br/><br/>
<li>'''SABHA F-90''' (Bahrain Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred as Grant Aid to Bahrain September 13 1996 and renamed
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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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS JACK WILLIAMS FFG-24_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1981-92)</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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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-1(n+)
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1981-09-19
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19810919 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19810919.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 9-1(n+u)
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1981-09-19
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19810919 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19810919.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2,USS,USN)
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1988-05-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19880523 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Official ship's cachet.
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2,USS,USN)
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1992-08-06
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JackWilliams_FFG24_19920806_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Official ship's cachet.
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2,USS,USN)
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1992-10-27
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Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary Rogak]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2,USS,USN)
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1992-11-05
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JackWilliams_FFG24_19921105_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Official ship's cachet.
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u) (USS,USN)
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1981-12-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett jackwilliams ffg24 19811202 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
JACK WILLIAMS earned the following awards during her Naval career - Combat Action Ribbon - Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/oak leaf cluster - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 3 stars - Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).
<br/><br/> '''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Jack Williams USNR (October 18 1924 - March 3 1945).<br/>With the Third Battalion, Twenty-eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, he participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima.   On March 3 1945, when a Marine was wounded forward of the front lines, Williams courageously went to assist him and was hit by enemy fire. With determination, he completed his mission of mercy, dressed his own wounds, and rendered aid to another fallen Marine. On his way back to the rear, Williams was hit by an enemy sniper and died later that day. For his actions that day he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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