THOMAS HUDNER DDG 116

Ship Name and Designation History

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Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 16 November 2015 - Christened 1 April 2017 Launched 23 April 2017 USS THOMAS HUDNER DDG-116 Commissioned 1 December 2018

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1. USS Thomas Hudner DDG-116 Covers Page 1     (2015-2019)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 11-2n (USS, FPO AA 34087)

2018-12-01

Commissioning, cachet by Thad W. Kaczkowski.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS, FPO AA 34087)

2019-01-15

Collectors request, cachet by Dennis W. Gill.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Boston MA

2018-12-01

Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Darcy L. Richmond, sponsored by McIntosh Cachets

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr., USN (31 August 1924 - 13 November 2017)
Named in honor of U.S. naval aviator Thomas Hudner, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.

Capt. Hudner's military awards are the Medal of Honor, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with 1 star, the Korean Service Medal with 1 star, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medal with palm, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Korea Medal, the Korean War Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Capt. Hudner also wears The Naval Aviator Badge.

Capt. Hudner's wingman, Ensign Brown, was remembered with the commissioning of the USS Jesse L. Brown FF-1089

The ships sponsors will be Georgea Hudner, wife of Capt. Hudner, and Barbara Miller, wife of retired Vice Adm. Michael Miller, former superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

 

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