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[1] [2]	[1] - 66k [2] - 99k	[1] - While commanding Florida (Battleship No. 30), Captain William R. Rush was given command of the naval brigade that was sent ashore at Veracruz during the landings there in April 1914 at the height of a diplomatic crisis between Mexico and the United States. When Rush led the brigade ashore on the 21st, he and his men met heavy resistance. Rush was wounded in the early fighting but continued to direct the efforts of his brigade. For his conduct during the landings, Capt. Rush was awarded the Medal of Honor. His citation took note of the fact that he was required to be at points of great danger in directing the officers and men of the brigade and that in doing so he exhibited "conspicuous courage, coolness, and skill." "His responsibilities were great," the citation continued, "and he met them in a manner worthy of commendation." Citation reads: For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. In command of the naval brigade, Capt. Rush was in both days' fighting and almost continually under fire from soon after landing, about noon on the 21st, until we were in possession of the city, about noon of the 22d. His duties required him to be at points of great danger in directing his officers and men, and he exhibited conspicuous courage, coolness and skill in his conduct of the fighting. Upon his courage and skill depended in great measure success or failure. His responsibilities were great, and he met them in a manner worthy of commendation. [2] - Incoming Commandant Capt. William R. Rush (1857-1940) (left) poses with his predecessor Capt. DeWitt Coffman (1854-1932) (center) in front of the Commandant's Offices (Building 39) of the Boston Navy Yard on 6 November 1914. Rush would serve as Commandant of the yard and the First Naval District throughout World War I. The officer at right is Capt. Raymond D. Hasbrouck, the Captain of the Yard (or executive officer of the yard). Both commandants had ships named for them: DE-191 was named for Coffman and DD-714 (following the cancellation of first DE-188 and then DE-556) for Rush. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-7532)		[1] Bill Gonyo/[2] Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	147k	Artist's conception of the William R. Rush as she appeared following her FRAM I overhaul April 1965 by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	56k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	40k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	94k	Gearing class ship as modified for anti-kamikaze protection in 1945. The aft torpedo tubes were replace by a third quadruple 40mm mount along with gun directors for 40mm gun control. Late war electronics were improved with the addition of a new air-search radar, radio jammers, and radio direction finders.		-
	75k	Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, November 1945.		Burnet "Fred" Waring
	42k	USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and USS Stribling (DD-867) at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, November 1945.		Burnet "Fred" Waring
	64k	Western Mediterranean circa 1950's.		Marc Piché
	157k	Destroyer Squadron Eight Change of Command, 1951 "Recently returned from Korea, Commander Destroyer Squadron Eight, Captain E.S. Von Kleeck, Jr., reads his farewell address on board the USS J. P. Kennedy, Jr., as officers and men of Destroyer Division 81 stand-by to receive their new commander." Captain Von Kleeck was relieved by Captain J.J. Laffan. Probably taken at Newport, Rhode Island, soon after 8 August 1951, when DesDiv 81 returned from a Korean War deployment. Ships present are (from right to left): USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850); USS William R. Rush (DD-714); USS Fiske (DD-842); USS Hawkins (DDR-873); and an unidentified escort destroyer (DDE). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	83k	USS Joseph P. Kennedy (DD-850), USS William R. Rush (DD-714), USS Fiske (DD-842) and USS Hawkins (DD-873) from ALL HANDS magzine of October 1951.		Stanley Svec
	123k	On 10 April 10 1952 the destroyer USS William R. Rush (DD-714) was docked in Dry Dock 1 at the Boston Naval Shipyard as a part of the yard’s work in converting the vessel into a radar picket destroyer (DDR-714). Rush—a Gearing-class destroyer named in honor of the World War I Navy Yard Commandant—had decommissioned for conversion in December 1951. This drydocking took place at not quite the mid-point of the work, which was completed in September 1952. Note that the vessel has been shorn of her masts at this point in time. This sequence documents the movement of the ship into the dock. (All images, U.S. Navy photographs, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14719) Note the caisson floating at left as the ship passes the sill of the dock.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	134k	As above. The ship passes through the narrowest area of the dock entrance.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	116k	As above. Men use ropes to both move the ship forward and center her over the preset keel blocks.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	137k	Workers continue to maneuver the vessel into the dock.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	152k	The ship is about three-quarters of the way into the dock.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	116k	From the head capstan, the ship is seen in almost her final position.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
	47k	Valetta, Malta circa 1954.		Robert Hurst
	169k	Postcard purchased at Guantanamo Bay during a stopover on USNS Elden H. Johnson(T-AP-184) enroute from San Juan to NY in 1955.		Tom Langford
	16k	Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island 1955.		Charles Newbold
	30k	Circa 1956, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	45k	Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960. (Pre FRAM Overhaul)		© Richard Leonhardt
	99k	Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960. Pre FRAM Conversion		© Richard Leonhardt
	78k	Taken on September 6th 1960 off the coast of Mayport, Florida		Bill Mc Millian
	81k	Atlantic, September 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	71k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	55k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	92k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	85k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	113k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	129k	Atlantic, September 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	165k	USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708), USS William R. Rush (DD-714), USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Newport, RI on September 22 1965.		© Richard Leonhardt
	120k	Grand Canyon (AD-28), at Newport RI in 1966 with five destroyers alongside. Destroyers moored alongside include Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850), William R. Rush (DD-714), Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708), and two unidentified ships.		© Richard Leonhardt
	29k	Istanbul, Turkey 1967.		M. Lawrence Brown
	95k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	84k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	45k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Republic of Korea Service
	19k	The USS Cavallaro (APD-128), USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714), USS RICHARD E.KRAUS (DD-849) retired at a ceremony on December 29, 2000 in Chinhae, South Kyongsang Province. In the photo DD-922 is the Rush.		Kyeong weon, Cheon (retired ROK Navy)

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