O KANE DDG 77
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 8 May 1977 - Launched 28 March 1998 Christened 17 April 1998 |
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- USS O'Kane DDG-77 Covers Page 1 (1977-2008)
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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1999-10-23 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1999-10-23 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1999-11-29 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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2016-02-04 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Kay Neuthor
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2008-02-29 |
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2016-02-04 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Kay Neuthor
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Richard Hetherington O'Kane, USN (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994).
Kane, a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for his service on the USS TANG SS-306. Having also served on the near legendary USS WAHOO SS-238, as Executive Officer (XO) and 'Approach Officer', he participated in more successful attacks on Japanese shipping than any other fighting submarine officer during the war.
Adm. O'Kane's medals and ribbons are: the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross with two gold award stars, the Silver Star with two gold award stars, the Legion of Merit with Valor device, the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor device, the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon (three awards), the American Defense Service Medal with "Fleet" clasp, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with nine battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
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