DELBERT D BLACK DDG 119

Ship Name and Designation History

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Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Destroyer Keel Laid 1 June 2016 - Launched 8 September 2017 Christened 4 November 2017 USS DELBERT D. BLACK DDG-119 Commissioned (Administrative) 26 September 2020

Naval Covers

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1. USS Delbert D. Black DDG-119 Covers Page 1     (2016-2020)

 

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

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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type FDC 11-2y (USS, FPO AA 34087) (Unit 100347)

2020-09-26

Commissioning, cachet by Michael Brock

 

Locy Type 11-2y (USS, FPO AA 34087) (Unit 100347)

2021-01-25

Celebrating the Keel Laying of USS Wisconsin BB-64, cachet by Michael Brock

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Homeport Sta." Jacksonville FL

2020-09-26

Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Michael Brock

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Cape Canaveral FL

2020-09-26

Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Darcy L. Richmond. Sponsored by McIntosh Cachets

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - MCPON GMCM Delbert Defrece Black, USN (11 July 1922 – 5 March 2000).
Black was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 13 January 1967 to 1 April 1971.
        Black enlisted in the United States Navy on 14 March 1941 and upon completion of recruit training in San Diego, he was assigned to the USS Maryland BB-46 and was aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
GMCM Black is authorized to wear the following awards - The Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal with 7 service stars, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal with 1 campaign star, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 8 campaign stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with 1 service star, the Korean Service Medal, the Antarctica Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 service stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon with Palm, the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 service stars, the United Nations Korean Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 bar and the Korean War Service Medal.

The ships sponsor is Ima Black, the wife of the late Delbert D. Black.

 

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