OLIVER BERRY WPC 1124
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.
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Postmarks
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2017-10-31 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Dennis W. Gill
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Chief Petty Officer Oliver Fuller Berry, USCG (2 March 1908 - 13 Sept 1991).
Chief Machinist’s Mate Berry became one of the world’s first helicopter maintenance specialists. A distinguished expert mechanic on original Coast Guard aircraft including landplanes and seaplanes as well as helicopters, he was lead instructor at the very first U.S. military helicopter training unit, the Rotary Wing Development Unit, which was established at Elizabeth City, North Carolina in June 1946. He was also prominent in the development of the first rescue hoist. He contributed significantly to a 1946 world renowned rescue of airliner crash victims in Newfoundland which required the rapid dismantling, air transport and reassembly of Coast Guard helicopters. That action earned him a Coast Guard commendation and the Belgian Silver Medal of the Order of Leopold II.
The ships sponsor is Susan Berry Hansen, a cousin of Chief Petty Officer Oliver Fuller Berry.
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