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DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (2 October 1888 - 7 September 1961) was born at Whipple Barracks, Arizona, graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned Ensign in June 1912. In 1917 he qualified as a naval aviator. During World War I, he was Inspection Officer for United States Naval Air Stations in France, and a member of the Inter-Allied Armistice Commission. During the interwar period, Ramsey served as a naval aviator on various naval staffs and ships. Reporting on board USS Saratoga (CV-3) in 1938, he was her executive officer into 1939. Later that year, he headed BuAer's Plans Division, and in 1941 became Assistant Chief of BuAer.
During World War II, he commanded Saratoga up to and during the landings against Guadalcanal, Solomons, in August. For his skillful use of airpower against Japanese naval forces in the Solomons, he won the Navy Cross. In Saratoga, he next commanded a task force that included a British carrier, HMS Victorious (R38). Ramsey received the Distinguished Service Medal as Chief of BuAer from 6 August 1943 to 1 June 1945, and a Gold Star as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 15 January 1946 to 3 January 1948. After commanding the Pacific Fleet, he served as Commissioner of U.S. Trust Territory in the Pacific, until retiring 1 May 1949. Admiral Ramsey died 7 September 1961 in Philadelphia.
USS Ramsey DEG-2 was the first ship named in his honor. (US Navy photo from the US Naval Historical Center) |
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May 1968: Pearl Harbor (Photo © Richard Leonhardt) |
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28 August 1972: underway off the coast of Oahu HI (US Navy Photo #VBP-03229-8-72) |
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March 1975: the Gulf of Siam - Taken during Operation Eagle Pull, the ships of TG 76.4 gathered around USS Vega (AF-59) for replenishment. The flagship USS Okinawa (LPH-3), Vancouver (LPD-2), Ramsey (DEG-2) and Meyerkord (DE-1058) are in attendance. |
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March 1975: USS Vega (AF-59) and Ramsey during underway replenishment in the Gulf of Tonkin. "This photo was taken by Terry Hedgewood GM3, who was our LSE. We were VERTREP'ing a carrrier - Coral Sea, Hancock or Midway at the same time as Ramsey. The CH-46 pilot was kind enough to invite a few of us aboard for a joyride. I was AvFuels PO and 'bought the gas' for this hop and was aboard the helo when Terry took this photo. Terry made several copies at the Exchange photo lab in Subic and a number of us ended up with this picture". from Doug Decker (EN2 - USS Vega) |
Richard Miller
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USS Vega (AF-59) |
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circa 1978-79: steaming off the coast of San Diego |
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1 July 1982: NavSta San Diego CA - A view of the AN/SPP-51C (circular), AN/SPS-52D (large block) and AN/SPS-10F radar aboard the Brooke class guided missile frigate Ramsey. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-10513 by Norman Polmar from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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1 July 1982: NavSta San Diego CA - A view of the AN/SPP-51C (circular), AN/SPS-52D (large block) and AN/SPS-10F radar aboard Ramsey. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-10514 by Norman Polmar, from the DVIC) |
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25 July 1986: at sea - An aerial port bow view of Ramsey underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-09265 by PH3 Hensley from the DVIC) |
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1986: San Francisco CA - Tied up near Fisherman's Wharf |
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