McFAUL DDG 74

Ship Name and Designation History

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USS McFAUL DDG-74
Commissioned 25 April 1998

Naval Covers

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USS McFaul DDG-74 Covers Page 1 (1997-2018)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Locy Type
FDC 2-2(n+)
(USS, FPO
AE 09578-1293)

1998-04-25

Commissioning. Cachet by Thad W. Kaczkowski

Locy Type
FDC 9-2(n+) (USS,
FPO AE 09578-1293)

1998-04-25

Commissioning. Cachet by Thad W. Kaczkowski

Locy Type
2-2(n+)
(USS, FPO
AE 09578-1293)

2001-11-27

Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

Locy Type
2-2(n+)
(USS, FPO
AE 09578-1293)

2007-07-13

Notes: Contributed by Douglas Ebert.

Locy Type
9-2(n+) (USS,
FPO AE 09578-1293)

2005-02-24

Ships Cachet, collectors request by Thad W. Kaczkowski

Locy Type
11-2(n+) (USS,
FPO AE 09578-1293)

2014-02-13

Cachet by Dave Curtis

Locy Type 12-2n+ (USS,
FPO AE 09578)

2018-04-25

Cover serviced by Mike Brock. Backside of the cover.

Locy Type 13-2n+ (USS,
FPO AE 09578)

2015-10-02

cover serviced by -

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-10-10

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Fleet Week /
New York"

Staten Island NY

2014-05-21

Cachet by Thad W. Kaczkowski

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Chief Petty Officer Donald Lewis McFaul, USN (September 20 1957 - December 20 1989).
McFaul was a US Navy Special Warfare/SEAL killed in action at Paitilla Airfield during "Operation Just Cause", the 1989 US Invasion of Panama. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism during the battle while pulling another SEAL to safety.
McFaul's other awards include the Purple Heart, Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, Navy Unit Citation, and Good Conduct Medal with Bronze Star.

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