RICHARD S BULL DE 402 - Revision history

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	<ol>John C. Butler Class ~~Type WGT~~ Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid August 18 1943 - Launched November 16 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 18 August 1943 - Launched 16 November 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RICHARD S. BULL DE-402'''<br/>		<li>'''USS RICHARD S. BULL DE-402'''<br/>
	Commissioned February 26 1944 - Decommissioned ~~March 1946~~<br/><br/>		Commissioned 26 February 1944 - Decommissioned 10 January 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 30 June 1968<br/>
	Sunk as target June 24 1969 off the California coast		Sunk as target 24 June 1969 off the California coast
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	~~<!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] -->		[[Image:RSBull_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]Lieutenant, Junior Grade<br/>Richard Salisbury Bull, Jr., USN
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	1946-04-15		1946-04-15
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	RICHARD S. BULL ~~received five battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>~~		USS RICHARD S. BULL earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 4 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon (w/ 1 star) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Lieutenant, Junior Grade Richard Salisbury Bull, Jr., USN (6 January 1913 - 8 May 1942) Bull was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa. In 1930, he graduated from Wilkinsburg High School where he was in the National Honor Society and played left tackle on the varsity football team. Attending the US Naval Academy beginning in 1932, he graduated and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy on 4 June 1936. In July of 1936 Ensign Bull reported aboard [[INDIANAPOLIS_CA_35_ \| USS Indianapolis CA 35]], remaining on board until July 1939 when he reported to NAS Pensacola for flight training. Upon completion of flight training and promotion to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Bull was assigned to Scouting Squadron (VS) 41 aboard [[RANGER_CV_4_ \| USS Ranger CV 4]]. He later served as a naval observer assigned to the American Embassy in London, England.<br/>Reporting for duty as a fighter pilot on board [[LEXINGTON_CV_2_ \| USS Lexington CV 2]] on 27 December 1941, he joined Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2). He participated in aircraft carrier operations against the Japanese in February and March 1942. In the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 to 8 May, Richard was lost when his aircraft was shot down on 8 May. He was the 5th Division Leader of Fighting Squadron (VF) 2 and was "escorting the group commander" when he was lost. He earned the '''Distinguished Flying Cross Medal''', and also was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal in 1943.<br/><br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star<br/><br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Richard S. Bull, Sr., mother of Lieutenant, j.g. Richard Bull.
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Richard Salisbury Bull, Jr. USN (January 6 1913 - May 8 1942)~~<br/>~~
	~~Graduating~~ from the Naval Academy, ~~Bull~~ was commissioned Ensign June 4 1936. ~~Trained as a naval aviator in 1938-39 at~~ Pensacola, ~~Fla.~~, ~~he served in the fleet in 1941~~. He ~~became~~ a ~~Naval Observer~~ assigned to the American Embassy in London, England. Reporting for duty as a fighter pilot on board [[~~LEXINGTON CV 2~~\|USS ~~LEXINGON~~ CV-2]] on December 27 1941, he participated in aircraft carrier operations against the Japanese in February and March 1942. In the Battle of the Coral Sea ~~May~~ 7-8, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, ~~before failing to return from his last mission. Also~~ awarded ~~posthumously was~~ the Purple Heart in 1943

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	~~NO RICHARD S. BULL POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>9efu
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<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.
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<ol>John C. Butler Class Type WGT Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid August 18 1943 - Launched November 16 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RICHARD S. BULL DE-402'''<br/>
Commissioned February 26 1944 - Decommissioned March 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968<br/>
Sunk as target June 24 1969 off the California coast
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<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
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NO RICHARD S. BULL POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
RICHARD S. BULL received five battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Richard Salisbury Bull, Jr. USN (January 6 1913 - May 8 1942)<br/>
Graduating from the Naval Academy, Bull was commissioned Ensign June 4 1936. Trained as a naval aviator in 1938-39 at Pensacola, Fla., he served in the fleet in 1941. He became a Naval Observer assigned to the American Embassy in London, England. Reporting for duty as a fighter pilot on board [[LEXINGTON CV 2|USS LEXINGON CV-2]] on December 27 1941, he participated in aircraft carrier operations against the Japanese in February and March 1942. In the Battle of the Coral Sea May 7-8, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, before failing to return from his last mission. Also awarded posthumously was the Purple Heart in 1943




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