MITSCHER DDG 57 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 13:49, 12 May 2022

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	<li>[[USS MITSCHER DDG-57_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Mitscher DDG-57 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1998-~~2019~~)</li>		<li>[[USS MITSCHER DDG-57_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Mitscher DDG-57 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1998-2022)</li>
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	Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"COMMISSIONING DAY / PENSACOLA, FL"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-94		Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"COMMISSIONING DAY /<br/>PENSACOLA, FL"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-94
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	Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"COMMISSIONING DAY / PENSACOLA, FL"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-94a		Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"COMMISSIONING DAY /<br/>AT /<br/> PENSACOLA, FL"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-94a
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	Keel Laid 12 February 1992 - Launched 7 May 1993<br/>		Keel Laid 12 February 1992 - Launched 7 May 1993<br/>
	Christened 15 May 1993<br/><br/>		Christened 15 May 1993<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MITSCHER DDG 57'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MITSCHER DDG 57'''</li>
	Commissioned 10 December 1994		Commissioned 10 December 1994
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (January 26 1887 - February 3 1947).<br/>Mitscher ~~was commissioned~~ in 1910 and ~~retired (due~~ to ~~death)~~ in ~~1947~~.<br/>Mitscher ~~was~~ the ~~Commander-~~in~~-Chief~~, U.S. ~~Atlantic Fleet when~~ he ~~died~~ of ~~a heart attack~~.<br/>Mitscher was ~~Naval Aviator No~~. 33, and ~~received over~~ the ~~course of his career~~, the ~~Navy Cross with two gold stars~~, the ~~Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars~~, the ~~Legion~~ of ~~Merit with "V" Device,~~ the ~~Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two stars~~, the ~~Mexican Campaign Medal,~~ the ~~World War I Victory Medal with Escort Clasp~~, the ~~American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic Clasp,~~ the ~~American Campaign Medal~~, the ~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver~~ and ~~three bronze service stars~~, ~~the World War II Victory Medal~~, the ~~Philippine Liberation~~ Medal with two ~~stars, Companion of the Order of the Bath (Britain)~~ and Commander of the ~~Order~~ of ~~the Tower and Sword (Portugal)~~.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (26 January 1887 - 3 February 1947).<br/>        Mitscher, born 26 January 1887 in Hillsboro, Wis., graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy 3 June 1910 and served 2 years at sea in Colorado. Commissioned Ensign 7 March 1912, he served in USS San Diego during the Mexican campaign, and in September 1915 he reported for aviation training in USS North Carolina, one of the first ships in the Navy to carry an airplane. Designated naval aviator No. 33 on 2 June 1816, he served at various east coast naval air stations and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations before reporting to Seaplane Division 1. On 10 May 1919 he took off from Newfoundland as pilot of NC-1. His plane and NC-3 landed in heavy fog near the Azores, but heavy seas prevented them from joining NC-4 in completing the first transatlantic air passage. For his part in this historic operation, Mitscher received the '''Navy Cross'''.<br/>
	Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - [[MITSCHER_DDG_35_ \| USS Mitscher DDG-35]] and USS Mitscher DDG-57~~.<br/><br/>~~		In addition to several shore-based commands, Mitscher, during the next two decades, served in carriers USS Langley and USS Saratoga, seaplane tender USS Wright, and as commander Patrol Wing 1. Between June 1939 and July 1941 he served as assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Thence, he fitted out carrier USS Hornet and assumed command at her commissioning 20 October 1941. While under his command, USS Hornet launched Doolittle's Army bombers for airstrikes against Japan 18 April 1942 and thus gained fame as "Shangri La". He captained her during the mighty battle of Midway 4 to 6 June, but was detached from the carrier 30 June less than 4 months before her loss 26 October during the battle of Santa Cruz Islands.<br/>        Mitscher commanded Patrol Wing 2 until December when he became commander fleet air, Noumea. In April 1943 he became commander air, Solomon Islands, and from August to January 1844 he commanded fleet air, west coast. Returning to the central Pacific as Commander, Carrier Division 3, he was appointed Vice Admiral 21 March 1944 and ordered to take command of TF 68. This fast carrier task force, which operated alternately as TF 38, inflicted severe and irreparable damage on Japanese ground installations and against enemy naval and merchant shipping. His hard-hitting, wide-ranging carriers pounded the enemy from Truk to the Palaus, along the New Guinea coast, and throughout the Marianas. His eager, resourceful aviators devastated the enemy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea 19 to 20 June 1944. During the next year his warring carriers spearheaded the thrust-of-death against the heart of the Japanese Empire, covering successively the invasion of the Palaus, the liberation of the Philippines, and the conquest of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. During these operations he repeatedly led the fast carriers northward to pound the Japanese home islands.<br/>        By July 1946 when he returned to the United States to serve as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, Mitscher had received, among other awards, two Gold Stars in lieu of a second and third Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal with two Gold Stars. He served briefly as commander 8th Fleet and on 1 March 1946 became Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, with the rank as Admiral. While serving in that capacity, Mitscher died at Norfolk, Va., 3 February 1947.<br/><br/>
	~~The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson, niece of Admiral Marc Mitscher~~.		The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson, niece of Admiral Marc Mitscher.<br/><br/>
			Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - [[MITSCHER_DDG_35_ \| USS Mitscher DDG-35]] and USS Mitscher DDG-57.
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GregCiesielski at 16:35, 13 March 2019

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	<li>[[USS MITSCHER DDG-57_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Mitscher DDG-57 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1998)</li>		<li>[[USS MITSCHER DDG-57_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Mitscher DDG-57 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1998-2019)</li>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (January 26 1887 - February 3 1947).<br/>Mitscher was commissioned in 1910 and retired (due to death) in 1947.<br/>Mitscher was the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet when he died of a heart attack.<br/>Mitscher was Naval Aviator No. 33, and received over the course of his career, the Navy Cross with two gold stars, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, the Legion of Merit with "V" Device, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two stars, the Mexican Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal with Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver and three bronze service stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars, Companion of the Order of the Bath (Britain) and Commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal).<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (January 26 1887 - February 3 1947).<br/>Mitscher was commissioned in 1910 and retired (due to death) in 1947.<br/>Mitscher was the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet when he died of a heart attack.<br/>Mitscher was Naval Aviator No. 33, and received over the course of his career, the Navy Cross with two gold stars, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, the Legion of Merit with "V" Device, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two stars, the Mexican Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal with Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver and three bronze service stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars, Companion of the Order of the Bath (Britain) and Commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal).<br/><br/>
	The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson.		Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - [[MITSCHER_DDG_35_ \| USS Mitscher DDG-35]] and USS Mitscher DDG-57.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor is Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson, niece of Admiral Marc Mitscher.
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	~~Manuscript~~ cachet ~~from the CO~~, serviced by [[~~Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_~~ \| ~~Wolfgang Hechler~~]]		On Piece. Ships cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ \| Thad Kaczkowski]]
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