KITTY HAWK CV 63 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 18:21, 4 March 2026

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GregCiesielski: Updated the page

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	Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>		Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
	Keel Laid 27 December 1956 - Launched 21 May 1960<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 27 December 1956 - Launched 21 May 1960<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63'''</li>
	Commissioned Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) 29 April 1961<br/><br/>		Commissioned Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) 29 April 1961<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CV-63'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CV-63'''</li>
	Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV) 29 April 1973<br/>		Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV) 29 April 1973<br/>
	Decommissioned 12 May 2009		Decommissioned 12 May 2009
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	<td align="center" width="~~220~~" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="175" valign="top">
	[[Image:~~KittyHawk_CV63_1_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~300px~~]]		[[Image:KittyHawk_CVA63_2_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Covers Page 1]]    (1956-~~2009~~)</li>		<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 / CV-63 Covers Page 1]]    (1956-2021)</li>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
			USS KITTY HAWK earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (7 awards), the Navy "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (3 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 12 Campaign stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon w/ Palm, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903.<br/><br/>
	Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name KITTY HAWK - [[KITTY_HAWK_AKV_1_ \| USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1]] and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.		Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name KITTY HAWK - [[KITTY_HAWK_AKV_1_ \| USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1]] and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Camilla F. McElroy, wife of Mr. Neil H. McElroy, former Secretary of Defense (9 October 1957 – 1 December 1959).
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GregCiesielski at 21:52, 10 December 2019

2019-12-10T21:52:26Z

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	Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>		Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
	Keel Laid December 27 1956 - Launched May 21 1960<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 27 December 1956 - Launched 21 May 1960<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63'''<br/>
	Commissioned Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) April 29 1961<br/><br/>		Commissioned Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) 29 April 1961<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CV-63'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KITTY HAWK CV-63'''<br/>
	Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV) April 29 1973<br/>		Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV) 29 April 1973<br/>
	Decommissioned May 12 2009		Decommissioned 12 May 2009
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	<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1961~~-2009)</li>		<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Covers Page 1]]    (1956-2009)</li>
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	Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS) 1963		Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)<br/>1963
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	1966-06-06		1966-06-06
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	Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS) 1969		Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)<br/>1969
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	Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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	<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>		<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Reunion Station"<br/><br/>Pensacola, FL		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Reunion Station"<br/><br/>Pensacola, FL
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	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Last Day In Commission ~~Station~~"<br/><br/>Bremerton WA		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Last Day In<br/>Commission Sta."<br/><br/>Bremerton WA
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	2009-01-31		2009-01-31
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	Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_McIntosh_Cachets_ \| McIntosh Cachets]]		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_McIntosh_Cachets_ \| McIntosh Cachets]]
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			USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"50th Anniversary of<br/>Commissioning Station"<br/><br/>Philadelphia PA
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			2011-04-29
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_KittyHawk_CV63_20110429_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ \| Richard F. Hoffner]]. From the [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ \| Thad Kaczkowski]] collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903.<br/><br/>
	Two ships of the US Navy have borne ~~this~~ name - [[KITTY_HAWK_AKV_1_ \| USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1]] and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.		Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name KITTY HAWK - [[KITTY_HAWK_AKV_1_ \| USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1]] and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.

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GregCiesielski at 22:38, 18 January 2018

2018-01-18T22:38:39Z

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	<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1961-~~2008~~)</li>		<li>[[KITTY_HAWK_CV_63_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Covers Page 1]]    (1961-2009)</li>
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GregCiesielski at 21:20, 2 October 2015

2015-10-02T21:20:15Z

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	Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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	Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]