WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG 130 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 06:25, 3 February 2026

2026-02-03T06:25:32Z

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	Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>
	First steel cut 30 November 2020<br/>		First steel cut 30 November 2020<br/>
	Keel Laid 29 August 2024 - Launched ~~TBD~~<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 29 August 2024 - Launched 2026 (Tentative)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned ~~TBD~~		<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned 2027 (Tentative)
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GregCiesielski: updated the page

2025-03-30T21:09:01Z

updated the page

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	Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>
	First steel cut 30 November 2020<br/>		First steel cut 30 November 2020<br/>
	Keel Laid ~~TBD~~ - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 29 August 2024 - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned TBD
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[WILLIAM_CHARETTE_DDG_130_Covers_Page_1 \| ~~-->~~USS William Charette DDG-130 Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[WILLIAM_CHARETTE_DDG_130_Covers_Page_1 \| USS William Charette DDG-130 Covers Page 1]]     (2019-2024)</li>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Richard Charette, USN (29 March 1932 – 18 March 2012)<br/>        Charette enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 11 January 1951 and received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the '''Medal of Honor'''. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on 27 March 1953, as an Hospital Corpsman Third Class while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company (Company F, Third Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division) during the Korean War.<br/>        HM3 Charette was presented the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. on January 12, 1954. Charette was one of five enlisted sailors to earn the Medal of Honor during the Korean war; all were Corpsman but Charette was the only living recipient of the medal. He retired from the Navy on 1 April 1977 after 26 years of service.<br/>        Charette earned the following medals and devices during his Naval career - Submarine Warfare Insignia Device, the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal w/ one 3⁄16" silver star and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal w/ one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Korean Service Medal w/ FMF Combat Operation Insignia and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Richard Charette, USN (29 March 1932 – 18 March 2012)<br/>        Charette enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 11 January 1951 and received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the '''Medal of Honor'''. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on 27 March 1953, as an Hospital Corpsman Third Class while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company (Company F, Third Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division) during the Korean War.<br/>        HM3 Charette was presented the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. on January 12, 1954. Charette was one of five enlisted sailors to earn the Medal of Honor during the Korean war; all were Corpsman but Charette was the only living recipient of the medal. He retired from the Navy on 1 April 1977 after 26 years of service.<br/>        Charette earned the following medals and devices during his Naval career - Submarine Warfare Insignia Device, the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal w/ one 3⁄16" silver star and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal w/ one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Korean Service Medal w/ FMF Combat Operation Insignia and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.<br/><br/>
	The ships ~~sponsor is~~ - .		The ships sponsors are - Margaret Ann Charette Henderson, Kati Charette Donovan and Laura Charette Bennett, daughters of MCPO Charette.

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GregCiesielski at 13:24, 5 December 2020

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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 18 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>
	First steel cut ~~1 December~~ 2020<br/>		First steel cut 30 November 2020<br/>
	Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned TBD

GregCiesielski at 14:50, 3 December 2020

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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 ~~NavSec~~ Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>		Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>
			First steel cut 1 December 2020<br/>
	Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>		Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''<br/>Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''</li>Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski: Added 1 cover

2019-03-30T20:57:07Z

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">
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	~~POSTMARK TYPE~~		USPS Type 12 Cancel<br/><br/>Ludington MI
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	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		2019-03-18
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamCharette_DDG130_20190318_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]]
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GregCiesielski: Created ships page

2019-03-18T19:14:39Z

Created ships page

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.
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<ol>
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Naming Ceremony by NavSec Richard V. Spencer 18 March 2019<br/>
Keel Laid TBD - Launched TBD<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM CHARETTE DDG-130'''<br/>Commissioned TBD
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[[Image:William_Charette_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<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 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 William Charette DDG-130 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.
<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">
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
</td><td align="center" width="350">

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Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Richard Charette, USN (29 March 1932 – 18 March 2012)<br/>        Charette enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 11 January 1951 and received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the '''Medal of Honor'''. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on 27 March 1953, as an Hospital Corpsman Third Class while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company (Company F, Third Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division) during the Korean War.<br/>        HM3 Charette was presented the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. on January 12, 1954. Charette was one of five enlisted sailors to earn the Medal of Honor during the Korean war; all were Corpsman but Charette was the only living recipient of the medal. He retired from the Navy on 1 April 1977 after 26 years of service.<br/>        Charette earned the following medals and devices during his Naval career - Submarine Warfare Insignia Device, the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal w/ one 3⁄16" silver star and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal w/ one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Korean Service Medal w/ FMF Combat Operation Insignia and one 3⁄16" bronze star, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is - .




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