JOHN L HALL FFG 32

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 5 January 1981 - Launched 24 July 1981 USS JOHN L. HALL FFG-32 Commissioned June 26 1982 - Decommissioned 9 March 2012

Naval Covers

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1. USS John L. Hall FFG-32 Covers Page 1    (1994)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(D2)

1982-06-26

Commissioning, ships cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D2)

1994-10-07

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

2011-08-26

Ships cachet, collectors request from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)

1982-10-13

Port visit, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

Locy Type 12-2n (USS, FPO AA 34091-1488)

2011-08-26

Ships cachet, collectors request from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Other Information

USS JOHN L. HALL earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 2 stars, the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 stars and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. USN (11 April 1891 – 6 March 1978).
Hall was the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Task Force during the North African landings in 1942. Commander Amphibious Force, North African Waters (Eighth Fleet) February 1943. Commander of the 11th Amphibious Force in the United Kingdom, November 1943. Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, October 1945. Commandant of the Fourteenth Naval District and Commander of the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. August 1951 until his retirement in May 1953, he was Commander Western Sea Frontier with additional duty as Commander Pacific Reserve Fleet. General Dwight D. Eisenhower gave him the nickname "Viking of Assault". General George Patton heaped high praise on him.

The ships sponsor was Dr. Susan Hall Godson, niece and biographer of Admiral Hall.

 

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