ELROD FFG 55

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified) Guided Missile Frigate
Keel Laid 21 November 1983 - Launched & Christened 12 May 1984

USS ELROD FFG-55
Commissioned May 18 1985 (Bath ME)
Ceremonial Commissioning July 6 1985 (Brunswick GA)
Decommissioned January 30 2015

Naval Covers

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USS Elrod FFG-55 Covers Page 1 (1984-2015)

Postmarks

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

Post office established May 4 1985

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n+) Jul 6, 1985

1985-07-06

First Day in Commission, cachet by Kribbs Kovers

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

1987-11-14

Note:

Locy Type
2-1p(n+) (USS)

1994-01-27

Note:

Locy Type
11-1(n+)(USS)

2000-03-02

"Flying Leathernecks", cachet by Richard Hall

Locy Type
11-2(n+) (USS,FPO
AE 09568-1509)

2011-09-22

Postmark from the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

Locy Type
12-2(n+) (USS,FPO
AE 09568-1509)

2011-09-22

Postmark from the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

USPS Pictorial Postmark

USPS Pictorial

"Last Day In /
Commission Sta."

Norfolk VA

2015-01-30

Decommissioning, cachet by Robert Jank

Other Information

USS ELROD FFG-55 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star; Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon; Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6 awards); Navy Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 3 stars; Southwest Asia Service Medal; Global War On Terror Expeditionary Medal; Global War On Terror Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Ribbon; Humanitarian Service Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 11 stars; United Nations Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).

NAMESAKE - Major Henry Talmage Elrod, USMC (September 27 1905 – December 23 1941).
Maj. Elrod was a US Marine Corps aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major in January 1942 and his Medal of Honor was presented to his widow on November 8 1946.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Norma MacDonald, wife of Adm. Wesley L. MacDonald, CinC Atlantic Fleet.

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