LEWIS B PULLER FFG 23

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 May 23 1979 - Launched March 15 1980 USS LEWIS B. PULLER FFG-23 Commissioned April 17 1982 - Decommissioned September 18 1998 Struck from Naval Register September 18 1998 TOUSHKA F906 (Egyptian Naval Service) Transferred as Grant Aid to Egypt September 18 1998

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1979-98)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Cancel Long Beach CA

1979-05-23

No Image

Keel Laying, cachet by USS California Chapter No. 51, USCS

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Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)

1982-04-17

Commissioning, cachet by Ronald Reeves

 

Locy Type Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-32

1982-05-11

Note:

 

Locy Type Type 2-1(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-32a

1993-06-10

Dated by separate hand stamp

 

Locy Type LDC 2-2t(n+)

1998-09-18

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-2t(n+)

1998-09-18

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC F

1998-09-18

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Battle E Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller, USMC (June 26 1898 – October 11 1971)
Puller was the first United States Marine to receive the Navy Cross five times. During his career, he fought guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, and participated in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II and the Korean War. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955.
LtGen Puller was the most decorated US Marine in history. His decorations include: Navy Cross with four gold award stars, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with one gold award star and Valor device, Bronze Star with Valor device, Air Medal with two Gold Stars, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation with four bronze stars, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with bronze star, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with one bronze star, World War I Victory Medal with West Indies clasp, Haitian Campaign Medal, Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, China Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze stars, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars
Puller received the following awards given by non-U.S. governments: Haitian Medaille Militaire, Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit with Diploma, Nicaraguan Cross of Valor with Diploma, Republic of Korea Ulchi Medal with Gold Star, Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner, Korea Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star, United Nations Service Medal, Korea.

 

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