JAMES E WILLIAMS DDG 95

Ship Name and Designation History

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Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 15 July 2002 - Launched 25 June 2003 Christened 28 June 2003 USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS DDG-95 Commissioned 11 December 2004

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1. USS James E. Williams DDG-95 Covers Page 1    (2003-2021)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 2-2n+ (FPO AE 09575-1204)

2004-09-11

First Day of Postal Service, Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 9-2n+ (FPO AE 09575-1204)

2010-03-18

Ships cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (FPO AE / 09575-1204)

2006-01-01

New Year's Day, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2ny (USS FPO AE 09575) (100323 BOX 1)

2020-03-17

St. Patrick's Day. Ships cachet, requested by Michael Brock

 

Locy Type 12-2c(n+) (FPO AE / 09575-1204)

2011-09-12

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type 12-2ny (USS, FPO AE 09575) (100323 Box 1)

2020-02-29

Collectors request by Foster E. Miller, III.

 

Locy Type 12-2 (USS, FPO AE 09575)

2020-06-08

Collectors request SASE by Michael Brock.

 

Locy Type PB6 (#0001939614) Zip (09575)

2020-02-29

Collectors request by Foster E. Miller, III.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Charleston, SC

2004-12-11

Commissioning, Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James Elliott Williams, USN (November 13 1930 – October 13 1999).
Williams has the distinction of being the most highly decorated enlisted man in the history of the United States Navy.
On October 31 1966, Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Williams, patrol commander for his boat, River Patrol Boat 105, and another PBR was searching for Viet Cong guerrillas operating in an isolated area of the Mekong Delta.
Suddenly, Communist guerrillas manning two sampans opened fire on the Americans. A battle ensued, and as a result of the three-hour battle, the American naval force killed numerous Viet Cong guerrillas, destroyed over fifty vessels, and disrupted a major enemy logistic operation. BM1 Williams not only displayed great courage under fire, but a keen understanding of how his sailors, weapons, and equipment could be used to achieve victory.
For his courage under fire in the face of overwhelming odds, President Lyndon Johnson, on May 14 1968, in the name of Congress, presented Williams the Medal of Honor.
His other awards include the Navy Cross, Silver Star (with one gold award star), the Legion of Merit with Valor Device, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal with gold award star, Bronze Star with Valor device and two gold award stars, Purple Heart with two gold award stars, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation with bronze service star, the Navy Good Conduct Medal with four bronze service stars, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star, the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars.
His foreign decorations include the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star and Palm, United Nations Korean Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Korean War Service Medal.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elaine Weaver Williams, wife of James E. Williams.

 

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