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	Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-15a with "E" removed]~~<br/><br/>1962~~		Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-15a with "E" removed]
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	Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-~~15a~~ with "E" removed]		Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-15 with "E" removed]<br/><br/>1962
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	<!-- Type 9ef(nu) (R-~~15c~~) -->		<!-- Type 9ef(nu) (R-15) -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	Locy Type P<br/>[R-15 with "E" removed]		Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-15 with "E" removed]
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	1965-06-03		1965-06-03
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	[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19650603 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19650603 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	As DD-820		As DD-820
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			Locy Type P<br/><br/>[R-15a with "E" removed]
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1967-10-05
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19671005_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19671005_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			DD-820. Reported by Bob Govern.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

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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>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid May 16 1945 - Launched October 5 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RICH DD-820'''<br/>
Commissioned July 3 1946 - Decommissioned June 15 1947<br/>
Recommissioned after conversion April 30 1948<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RICH DDE-820'''<br/>
Redesignated Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 4 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RICH DD-820'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962<br/>
Decommissioned December 15 1977<br/><br/>
Stricken December 15 1977<br/>
Sold December 1979 and broken up for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Rich_DD820_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
[[Image:RICH DDE PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<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 incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 RICH DD-820_Covers_Page_1 |Rich Covers Page 1]]    (1946-69)</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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> 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">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning July 3 1946 to June 15 1947</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-07-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19460703_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19460703_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-820<br/>
First Day of Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19470704 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19470704.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-820





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning April 30 1948 to December 15 1977</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>R-15
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-12-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DDE820_19551229_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DDE820_19551229_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-820<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (DD,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1969-05-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19690526_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DD820_19690526_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-820<br/>
Apollo X Space Program support




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu) (DD)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-05-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19480531 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19480531.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-820




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>R-15c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-12-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DDE820_19551229_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rich_DDE820_19551229_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-820<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/>[R-15 with "E" removed]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-06-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19650603 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rich_dd820_19650603.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-820


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
RICH was awarded three battle stars for service off Vietnam.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Lieutenant (junior grade) Ralph McMaster Rich (January 22 1916 - June 18 1942).<br/>Designated a Naval Aviator on July 12 1940, he was commissioned Ensign on August 16th, and assigned to Fighting Squadron Six (VF-6) in the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) on 28 November.<br/>
Ensign Rich participated in several of the early actions of the Pacific War. Among them were the February 1 1942 raid on the Marshall Islands, in which he destroyed a Japanese bomber on the ground, and the February 24th attack on Wake Island.<br/>
Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade) on May 28 1942, he led a section of fighters covering the approach of American bombers against the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Midway June 4-6 1942. In addition, Lt.(j.g.) Rich is credited with shooting down one enemy torpedo plane while flying on combat air patrol over Yorktown (CV-5). On June 18 1942, while participating in aerial gunnery practice over the Hawaiian Islands, his F4F-4 "Wildcat" fighter lost a wing and crashed, killing Lt.(j.g.) Ralph M. Rich instantly. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his "capable and aggressive leadership" in the Midway battle, which enabled his attack group to "maintain continuous flight over enemy naval units, thereby assuring our dive bombers an unmolested approach."<br/><br/>
Two US Navy ships have been named in his honor; USS Rich DE-695 and USS Rich DD/DDE/DD-820.



<p> </p>
<hr/>
<p> </p>
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[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
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GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

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