RALPH JOHNSON DDG 114

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 (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 23 September 2014 - Launched 12 December 2015 Christened 2 April 2016 - Delivered 15 November 2017 USS RALPH JOHNSON DDG 114 Commissioned 24 March 2018

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ralph Johnson DDG-114 Covers Page 1     (2014-2020)

 

Postmarks

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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 11-2n (USS, FPO AP 96691)

2019-08-08

Collectors request, postmarked on the stuffer card. From the Foster E. Miller collection.

 

Locy Type 12-2cny (USS, FPO AP 96691) (Unit 100103)

2020-03-25

Collectors request, postmarked on the stuffer card. From the Foster E. Miller collection.

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001937829) Zip (96691)

2020-05-21

Collectors request, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Charleston SC

2018-03-24

Commissioning, Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Private First Class Ralph Henry Johnson, USMC (January 11, 1949 – March 5, 1968)
        Johnson was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. When a hand grenade was thrown into his fighting hole, he immediately covered it with his body—absorbing the full impact of the blast—sacrificing his life to save a fellow Marine and preventing the enemy from penetrating his patrol perimeter.

The ship's sponsor is Georgeanne McRaven, wife of retired Adm. William McRaven, former commander, U.S. Special Operations Command.

 

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