ELLIOT DD 967

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid October 15 1973 - Launched December 19 1974 Christened January 18 1975 USS ELLIOT DD-967 Commissioned January 22 1977 - Decommissioned December 2 2003 Struck from Naval Register April 6 2004 Sunk as target July 23 2005 in the Coral Sea.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Elliot DD-967 Covers Page 1    (1973-2003)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established January 7 1977 - Disestablished 2003

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n) Jan 22, 1977

1977-01-22

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1978-12-25

Christmas, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (D2,USS)

1996-04-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS)

1996-04-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 11tny (USS) ("USPS")

2002-01-22

25th Anniversary of Commissioning, Operation Enduring Freedom. Cachet by Robert Jank

 

Locy Type 12ny (USS) ("USPS")

2003-03-10

Collectors Request. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type F FPO AP 96664-1205

2003-12-02

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark San Diego, CA

2003-12-02

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - LCDR Arthur James Elliot, II was mortally wounded on December 29, 1968 while leading River Squadron 57 on an interdiction mission on the Vam Co Dong River in the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam. He received the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for heroic achievement in coordinating suppressing fire and personally directing his patrol boat to provide covering fire for the other units during the action in which he was hit by enemy rocket fire. {DANFS}

 

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