MITSCHER DDG 57

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 12 February 1992 - Launched 7 May 1993 Christened 15 May 1993 USS MITSCHER DDG 57 Commissioned 10 December 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mitscher DDG-57 Covers Page 1     (1998)

 

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 F "COMMISSIONING DAY / PENSACOLA, FL" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-94

1994-12-10

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

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING DAY / PENSACOLA, FL" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-94a

1994-12-10

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(USS)

1994-12-10

Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1998-04-21

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1995-02-22

On Piece. Ships cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+)(USS, FPO AE / 09578-1275)

2005-12-08

On Piece. Ships cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+)(USS, 09578-1275)

2017-05-29

On Piece. Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 12-1(n+)(USS)

2011-10-18

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type 12-1c(n+)(USS)

2017-05-29

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (January 26 1887 - February 3 1947).
Mitscher was commissioned in 1910 and retired (due to death) in 1947.
Mitscher was the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet when he died of a heart attack.
Mitscher was Naval Aviator No. 33, and received over the course of his career, the Navy Cross with two gold stars, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, the Legion of Merit with "V" Device, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two stars, the Mexican Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal with Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver and three bronze service stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars, Companion of the Order of the Bath (Britain) and Commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal).

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson.

 

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