FITZGERALD DDG 62

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 Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 9 February 1993 - Christened 19 December 1993 Launched 29 January 1994 USS FITZGERALD DDG-62 Commissioned (Special) 28 July 1995 - Commissioned (Full) 14 October 1995 Severely damaged following a collision by a commercial container ship, ACX Crystal, 17 June 2017. Seven US Sailors died and "Remain on Duty".

Naval Covers

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1. USS Fitzgerald DDG-62 Covers Page 1    (1995-2015)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-56

1995-10-14

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS)

1999-05-17

Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+)(USS)

1999-05-17

Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP/96665-1280)

2011-09-12

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-12

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP/96665-1280)

2011-09-12

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-12

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2009-05-28

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Serviced by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type F (Unit 100173)

2015-03-17

Note:

 

Locy Type F (Unit 100173)

2015-10-29

Cacheted. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

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FAKE Postmark

 

Locy Type FAKE 12-1c(USN,FPO AP 96349)

2017-06-20

FAKE postmark printed on the cover. Attributed to Ron Reeves.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, USN (January 28 1938 - August 7 1967).
Lt. Fitzgerald was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism on August 7 1967 in Vietnam while he was the senior U.S. advisor at Costal Defense Group SIXTEEN in Vietnam. This group's compound was located adjacent to the village of Co Luy, near the delta of the Tra Khuc River, and about 70 miles southeast of Danang.
In addition to the Navy Cross, Lt. Fitzgerald also received the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign ribbon bar.

 

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