PAUL FF 1080

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.

Knox Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid September 12 1969 - Launched June 20 1970 USS PAUL DE-1080 Commissioned August 14 1971 USS PAUL FF-1080 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned August 14 1992 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 Grant Aid to Turkey as parts hulk January 9 2000

Naval Covers

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1. USS Paul DE/FF-1080 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1971-08-14

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(n+u)

1971-08-14

Ship had no postal facilities; a souvenir "cancel".

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (FF,USS)

1977-02-24

FF-1080. Port Visit, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D1,USS)

1983-05-07

FF-1080. Ships cachet.

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u)(FF,USS)

1977-02-24

FF-1080. Port Visit, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1983-05-07

FF-1080. Ships cachet.

 

Other Information

USS Paul earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 1 star and the US Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul, USMC (April 23 1946 - August 19 1965)
L/Cpl Paul enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 26 1963 in Dayton OH shortly after his seventeenth birthday. In August 1963, after completing recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, he was transferred to the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, where he underwent individual combat training with the Second Infantry Training Regiment, graduating in October 1963. He then joined Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, in Hawaii where he was promoted to Private First Class in December 1963 and to Lance Corporal in October 1964. With that unit, he sailed for the Far East, arriving in Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam on May 7 1965 where this unit was redesignated Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On August 18 1965, while serving as a fire team leader with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, LCpl Paul placed himself between his wounded comrades and the enemy and delivered effective suppressive fire in order to divert the Viet Cong long enough to allow the casualties to be evacuated. He fought in this exposed position until he was mortally wounded. He succumbed to his wounds the next day
L/Cpl Joe C. Paul was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The medal was presented to his parents on February 7 1967 during a ceremony in the Office of Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Inez Paul, LCpl Joe Paul's mother.

 

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