MILIUS DDG 69

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 Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 8 August 1994 - Launched 1 August 1995 Christened 28 October 1995 USS MILIUS DDG-69 Commissioned (Special) 19 August 1996 Commissioned (Full) 23 November 1996

Naval Covers

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1. USS Milius DDG-69 Covers Page 1    (1994-2008)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-2t(n+) (FPO AP 96672-1286)

1996-11-23

Commissioning. Cachet by Charles B. Hall and sponsored by the USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-2t(n+) (FPO AP 96672-1286)

1999-02-17

Collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski. Annotated "In Port San Diego CA"

 

Locy Type 2-2tn (USS,FPO AP 96672-1286)

2011-09-14

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (FPO AP 96672-1286) (1999)

1999-02-17

Collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski. Annotated "In Port San Diego CA"

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (FPO AP 96672-1286) (2007)

2007-10-05

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2n+(USS, FPO AP 96672)

2017-11-11

Cachet by Dennis W. Gill

 

Locy Type 12-2cn (USS,FPO AP 96672-1286)

2016-05-30

Official Ship's Cachet, Memorial Day cachet by Mike Brock

 

Locy Type 12-2cn+ (USS,FPO AP 96672)

2018-09-15

Official Ship's Cachet on filler card, collectors request by Dennis W. Gill. Even though the year date says 2028, this postmark is from 2018.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-10-10

Ship's cachet, 100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

USS MILIUS has earned the Navy "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (5 awards) as of 2023.

NAMESAKE - Captain Paul L. Milius, USN (11 February 1928 - 26 April 1978).
On February 27, 1968 Captain (then Commander) Milius was piloting an OP-2E observation aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over Laos. While conducting his mission, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft artillery fire. Commander Milius elected to remain at the controls of his badly damaged aircraft, maintaining stable flight, and ordered his seven crew members to bail out, all of whom were rescued. Just before the aircraft crashed, Commander Milius is believed to have bailed out, but rescuers were unable to locate him. Captain Milius was declared Missing In Action (MIA). Milius was promoted to the rank of Captain while in MIA status. He was declared officially dead as of 26 April 1978. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

The Ship's Sponsor is Ms. Annette Milius, daughter of Captain Paul Lloyd Milius.

 

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