DONALD COOK DDG 75

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 II) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 9 July 1996 - Launched 3 May 1997 USS DONALD COOK DDG 75 Commissioned 4 December 1998

Naval Covers

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1. USS Donald Cook DDG-75 Covers Page 1    (1996-2023)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)

1998-09-01

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC F

1998-12-04

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

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)

2001-02-12

Ship's cacheted cover, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294) (2007)

2007-03-04

Cover serviced by Glenn Smith

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294) (2016)

2016-05-21

Armed Forces Day. Postmark font slightly different and killer bars are thinner.

 

Locy Type 11-2ny (USS,FPO AE 09566-1600) (Unit 100516)

2020-10-19

Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2ny (USS,FPO AA 34089) (Unit 100516)

2021-11-16

USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by Stewart Milstein.

 

Locy Type 12-2n (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)

2011-11-19

N/A

USCS Postmark survey

 

Locy Type 12-2ny (USS,FPO AE 09566-1600) (Unit 100516)

2020-10-19

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 12-2cny (USS,FPO AA 34089) (Unit 100516)

2021-11-16

USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by Stewart Milstein.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-12-04

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet

 

Locy Type Meter PB5 (#PB8754735)

2011-11-19

N/A

USCS Postmark Survey

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001140358)

2014-05-16

N/A

USCS Postmark Survey

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001939540)

2017-06-08

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001939540)

2017-08-07

Missing a portion of the meter. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001939395)

2020-10-19

Zip Code 09880 is the wrong zip code. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type P

2017-09-06

See Locy Type 11-2(n+)(USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)(2016). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark.

 

Locy Type P

2020-10-19

See Locy Type 12-2n (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark. Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Day Station" Philadelphia, PA

1998-12-04

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook, USMC (August 9 1934 - December 8 1967).
    Captain Donald Gilbert Cook was held prisoner by the Viet Cong from December 1964 to December 1967 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He continued to receive promotions while interned as a Prisoner of War rising to the rank of Colonel.
    Colonel Cook's other medals include the Purple Heart with one gold star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three Campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

 

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