FIRST LT JACK LUMMUS T-AK 3011
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.
Built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, MA. Keel Laid June 1984 - Launched 22 February 1986 Acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter 6 March 1986 |
 1st Lt. Jack Lummus, USMCR |
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Ships Marking |
2007-04-25 |
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Ships Marking |
2020-12-08 |
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From the Dennis W. Gill collection.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - 1st. Lt. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Lummus Jr., USMCR (22 October 1915 - 8 March 1945).
1stLt Jack Lummus received the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" while as Leader of a Rifle Platoon attached to the Second Battalion, Twenty-seventh Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, 8 March 1945.
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