RICHARD S BULL DE 402

Ship Name and Designation History

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John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid August 18 1943 - Launched November 16 1943 USS RICHARD S. BULL DE-402 Commissioned February 26 1944 - Decommissioned March 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968 Sunk as target June 24 1969 off the California coast

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-04-15

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Other Information

RICHARD S. BULL received five battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star

NAMESAKE - Richard Salisbury Bull, Jr. USN (January 6 1913 - May 8 1942)
Graduating from the Naval Academy, Bull was commissioned Ensign June 4 1936. Trained as a naval aviator in 1938-39 at Pensacola, Fla., he served in the fleet in 1941. He became a Naval Observer assigned to the American Embassy in London, England. Reporting for duty as a fighter pilot on board USS LEXINGON CV-2 on December 27 1941, he participated in aircraft carrier operations against the Japanese in February and March 1942. In the Battle of the Coral Sea May 7-8, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, before failing to return from his last mission. Also awarded posthumously was the Purple Heart in 1943

 

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