OUELLET FF 1077

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 January 15 1969 - Launched January 17 1970 USS OUELLET DE-1077 Commissioned December 20 1970 USS OUELLET FF-1077 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned August 6 1993 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 HTMS PHUTTHALOETLA NAPHALAI F-462 (Thai Naval Service) Sold to Thailand November 27 1996 and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ouellett DE/FF-1077 Covers Page 1    (1970-1993)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1970-12-15

DE-1077
 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS,FF)

1976-07-04

FF-1077
 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) 1987

1987-09-23

FF-1077

 

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

1993-08-06

FF-1077. Last Day in Commission, cachet by the USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

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

1993-08-06

FF-1077. Last Day in Commission, cachet by the USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

Other Information

USS OUELLET earned the Combat Action Ribbon w/ star, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal w 1 star, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Seaman David George Ouellet, USN (1944-1967)
On March 6 1967 while serving as the forward machine gunner on River Patrol Boat 124 on patrol on the Mekong River, Seaman Ouellet spotted an incoming enemy grenade falling toward the boat. He immediately left the protected position of his gun mount, ran aft for the length of the boat, bounded onto the engine compartment cover, and pushed the Boat Captain down to safety, placing himself between the grenade and his shipmates, absorbing most of the blast fragments. For his heroic sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

 

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