GEORGE M NEAL DDG 131 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 06:27, 3 February 2026

2026-02-03T06:27:08Z

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	Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>
	First Steel Cut Ceremony 2 December 2021<br/>		First Steel Cut Ceremony 2 December 2021<br/>
	Keel Authentication Ceremony 14 December 2023 - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Authentication Ceremony 14 December 2023 - Christening 2026 (Tentative)<br/>Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski at 17:32, 13 December 2023

2023-12-13T17:32:25Z

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	Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>
	First Steel Cut Ceremony 2 December 2021<br/>		First Steel Cut Ceremony 2 December 2021<br/>
	Keel ~~Laid TBD~~ - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Authentication Ceremony 14 December 2023 - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski at 21:43, 10 December 2021

2021-12-10T21:43:02Z

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	Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>
			First Steel Cut Ceremony 2 December 2021<br/>
	Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD

GregCiesielski: Added 1 cover

2019-04-14T04:13:09Z

Added 1 cover

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~POSTMARK TYPE~~		USPS<br/>Type 12 Cancel<br/><br/>Springfield OH
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	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		2019-03-26
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeMNeal_DDG131_20190326_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|100px]]-->~~		N/A
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	~~Note:~~		Naming Ceremony. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dennis_W_Gill_ \| Dennis W. Gill]]
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

GregCiesielski: Created ships page for DDG-131

2019-03-27T21:09:22Z

Created ships page for DDG-131

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 26 March 2019<br/>
Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GEORGE M. NEAL DDG-131'''<br/>Commissioned TBD
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GeorgeMNeal_DDG131_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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</table>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>USS George M. Neal DDG-131 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>









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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
POSTMARK TYPE
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
POSTMARK DATE
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class George Milton Neal, USN.<br/>        
Neal served with a U.S. Navy helicopter rescue unit embarked on the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney during the Korean War. On July 3, 1951, Neal and pilot Lt. j.g. John Keolsch attempted to rescue Marine Corps Captain James Wilkins, who had crashed near Yondong, North Korea after his fighter was hit by antiaircraft fire.<br/>        
Keolsch and Neal located Wilkins and under increased enemy fire lowered the rescue sling. However, the helicopter was soon disabled and crashed. For nine days, Neal assisted Keolsch and Wilkins in evading enemy forces. However, the three men were ultimately captured and held as prisoners of war. Keolsch died in captivity, but Wilkins and Neal were released and returned to the United States with more than 320 fellow POWs in 1952.<br/>        For his extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations, Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class George Milton Neal was presented with the '''Navy Cross'''.<br/><br/>
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