FRANK E PETERSEN JR DDG 121

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.

Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016 Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018 Christened 6 October 2018 - Delivered to USN 30 November 2021 USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121 Commissioned 14 May 2022

Naval Covers

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1. USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1     (2017-2022)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Type 11 "Shipbuilding City Br." Pascagoula MS

2017-02-21

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by Richard D. Jones

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Locy Type FDC F

2022-05-14

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PROPOSED Commissioning postmark, created by Wolfgang Hechler

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Charleston SC

2022-05-14

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PROPOSED Commissioning postmark, created by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant General Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr., USMC. - 2 March 1932 – 25 August 2015
Petersen was the first colored Marine Corps aviator and the first colored Marine Corps General. Petersen retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. "At the time of his retirement he was by date of aviator designation the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy with respective titles of 'Silver Hawk' and 'Gray Eagle'. His date of designation as an aviator also precedes all other aviators in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army."
In 2010, President Obama appointed Petersen to the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy.
LtGen Petersen was authorized to wear the Naval Aviator Badge and earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit w/ Valor device, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal w/ 1 award star & Strike/Flight numeral "10", the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ Valor device, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star, the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 service stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 service stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Korea Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during his distinguished Marine Corps career.

The ships sponsor is D'Arcy Neller, wife of General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

 

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