LEWIS B PULLER FFG 23
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.
Keel Laid May 23 1979 - Launched March 15 1980 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1979-98)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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USPS |
1979-05-23 |
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No Image |
Keel Laying, cachet by USS California Chapter No. 51, USCS
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Locy Type |
1982-04-17 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Ronald Reeves
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Locy Type |
1993-06-10 |
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Dated by separate hand stamp
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Locy Type |
1998-09-18 |
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Last Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1998-09-18 |
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Last Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1998-09-18 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Battle E Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
NAMESAKE - Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller, USMC (June 26 1898 – October 11 1971)
Puller was the first United States Marine to receive the Navy Cross five times. During his career, he fought guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, and participated in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II and the Korean War. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955.
LtGen Puller was the most decorated US Marine in history. His decorations include: Navy Cross with four gold award stars, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with one gold award star and Valor device, Bronze Star with Valor device, Air Medal with two Gold Stars, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation with four bronze stars, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with bronze star, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with one bronze star, World War I Victory Medal with West Indies clasp, Haitian Campaign Medal, Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, China Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze stars, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars
Puller received the following awards given by non-U.S. governments: Haitian Medaille Militaire, Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit with Diploma, Nicaraguan Cross of Valor with Diploma, Republic of Korea Ulchi Medal with Gold Star, Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner, Korea Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star, United Nations Service Medal, Korea.
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