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	77k	John Lesslie Hall, Jr. (11 April 1891 - 6 March 1978) was born in Williamsburg VA . He entered the Naval Academy in 1909 and graduated in June 1913. As a junior officer he served in USS North Dakota (BB-29) and Utah (BB-31). During WW I he trained engineering personnel on USS Illinois (BB-7) and was engineering officer of Philip (DD-76). During the years following WW I he had sea duty, mainly in destroyers, and served ashore as a Naval Academy instructor. From the mid-1920s until 1934, Lcdr. Hall was an Aide to the Naval District commandant at Charleston SC, Executive Officer of Camden (AS-6), CO of Childs (DD-241), spent three years with the Naval Academy's physical training and athletics programs, and was Navigator of Wyoming (BB-32). Promoted to Commander in 1934, he went to the Far East to serve in Augusta (CA-31) and then commanded the gunboat Asheville and a destroyer division. During the later 1930s Commander Hall was at the Naval War College, initially as a student, then as a member of the staff. In July 1940 he achieved the rank of Captain and was given command of Arkansas (BB-33). This was followed by staff duty with elements of the Atlantic Fleet. In mid-1942 John L. Hall was temporarily appointed Rear Admiral during the invasion of Morocco, and that fall was Chief of Staff to the operation's Naval commander. He then commanded the Naval forces and facilities in that region. Holding amphibious force commands from February 1943 onwards, Radm. Hall was in charge of important components of the invasions of Sicily in July of that year and of the Italian mainland in September. He was sent to England in November to help prepare for the invasion of France and the Normandy landings where he commanded the assault on "Omaha" Beach. Transferred to the Pacific Fleet's Amphibious Forces in October, he participated in the invasion of Okinawa in the spring of 1945. In October 1945 he became Commander Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet, receiving the rank of Vice Admiral a few months later. Following service as Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District, and Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier, in 1948 he became Commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College. Vadm. Hall's final assignment was as Commander Western Sea Frontier and Commander Pacific Reserve Fleet from August 1951 until his retirement in May 1953. Upon leaving active duty, he was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the basis of his combat awards. John L. Hall, Jr., died at Scottsdale AZ on 6 March 1978. USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) is the first ship to be named in his honor.    (US Navy Photo #80-G59419 from the US Naval Historical Center)		Navsource
	134k	29 June 1981: Bath ME - An elevated bow view of two Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates at Bath Iron Works Corp. Shipyard. The USS John L. Hall (FFG-32), 60 percent complete, is on the left. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04696 by Bath Iron Works, from the Defense Visual Information Center)
	133k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - A guest speaker addresses the audience attending the launching ceremony for John L. Hall. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04351 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	158k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Guests of honor stand for a group picture prior to the launch ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04353 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	141k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Ann Tyler Godson, maid of honor, left; Dr. Susan Hall Godson, sponsor, center; and Ellen Godson Wood, maid of honor, stand on the speakers platform prior to the launching ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04353 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	142k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Dr. Susan Hall Godson (niece and biographer of Adm. John L. Hall), the ship's sponsor, stands in front of John L. Hall prior to its launch ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04354 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	96k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Dr. Susan Hall Godson breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of John L. Hall at the conclusion of the launching ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04357 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	141k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Bow view of John L. Hall sliding down the ways at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04356 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	108k	24 July 1981: Bath ME - Starboard side view of John L. Hall immediately after entering the water at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04355 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	176k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial port bow view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04359 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	180k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial port bow view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04362 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	165k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial port beam view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04360 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	122k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial bow view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04366 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	142k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial starboard bow view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04367 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	189k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial port quarter view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04363 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	208k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial starboard quarter view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04364 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	198k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial port beam view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04375 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	250k	23 March 1982: Bath ME - Aerial starboard quarter view of John L. Hall underway off the coast of Maine during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04379 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	126k	7 June 1982: Bath ME - An elevated stern view of John L. Hall at 100 percent completion. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04733 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	90k	7 June 1982: Bath ME - An elevated port bow view of John L. Hall at 100 percent completion. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04735 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	89k	26 June 1982: Bath ME - Dr. Susan Hall Godson, sponsor, is escorted to the speakers platform prior to the start of the commissioning ceremony for John L. Hall. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04386 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	256k	26 June 1982: Bath ME - Crewmen file aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04384 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	247k	26 June 1982: Bath ME - Cdr Andrews W. Fahy, prospective commanding officer, salutes as he prepares to board John L. Hall at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-04385 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	84k	4 July 1982: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Fireworks explode above John L. Hall while moored pierside at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) during an Independence Day celebration. (US Navy photo #040704-N-9362D-001 by PHAN Randall Damm, from the Navy NewsStand)
	47k	date / location unknown		Ignacio F. Lopez Spanish Navy (ret.)
	95k	date / location unknown		Wendell R. McLaughlin, Jr.
	95k	date / location unknown		Robert Hurst
	111k	5 May 1983: At sea - An aerial port quarter view of John L. Hall, underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-07293 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)		Navsource
	131k	5 May 1983: At sea - A starboard bow view of John L. Hall, underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-07295 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	206k	5 May 1983: At sea - An aerial port bow view of John L. Hall, underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-07303 by Bath Iron Works, from the DVIC)
	87k	1 August 1984: Panama Canal - A port bow view of John L. Hall approaching the Pedro Miguel Locks. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-04781, from the DVIC)
	105k	1 August 1984: Panama Canal - A port bow view of John L. Hall departing the Pedro Miguel Locks. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-04782, from the DVIC)
	133k	15 February 1985: Norfolk VA - A starboard bow view of John L. Hall decorated with Christmas lights. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-04803 by PHAN David Casper, from the DVIC)
	123k	1 February 1986: At sea - John L. Hall comes alongside the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) for an underway replenishment. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-04893 by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the DVIC)
	69k	23 February 1986: Panama Canal - A port bow view of John L. Hall approaching the Pedro Miguel Locks. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-04836 by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the DVIC)
	104k	8 August 1990: Suez Canal - John L. Hall transits the Suez Canal en route to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-00654 by PH3 Marquart, from the DVIC)
	84k	4 January 1992: Mayport FL - John L. Hall, center, lies tied up beside the guided missile frigate USS Gallery (FFG-26) at the naval station. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-04780 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the DVIC)
	123k	20 May 1995: Pensacola FL - John L. Hall tied up at the Naval Air Station. (photo by Doug Bremenkamp, Gulfport MS)		Robert M. Cieri
	100k	26 August 1995: New Orleans LA - A starboard bow view (35 degrees off centerline) of John L. Hall tied up at a municipal pier for a port visit. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-96-00210 by John Bouvia, USN [ret.] from the DVIC)		Navsource
	104k	26 August 1995: New Orleans LA - A starboard bow view of Hall tied up at a municipal pier for a port visit. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-96-00213 by John Bouvia, USN [ret.] from the DVIC)
	121k	26 August 1995: New Orleans LA - A starboard quarter view of John L. Hall tied up at a municipal pier for a port visit. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-96-00211 by John Bouvia, USN [ret.] from the DVIC)
	118k	26 August 1995: New Orleans LA - A stern view of Hall tied up at a municipal pier for a port visit. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-96-00212 by John Bouvia, USN [ret.] from the DVIC)
	74k	18 September 1996: John L. Hall transits the "English Narrows" of the Chilean Inland waterway around the southern tip of South America to reach the Pacific ocean during UNITAS 37-96. UNITAS is an annual operation in which a U.S. Navy task group conduct combined exercises with participating navies. The task group for UNITAS 37-96 include John L. Hall, USS La Moure County (LST-1194) and the attack submarine USS Narwhal (SSN-671). (US Navy photo #960918-N-1030S-003 by PH1 James Slaughenhaupt from the Navy News Stand)		Bill Gonyo
	57k	10 August 2004: Balboa, Panama - John L. Hall departs for sea in preparation for Panamax 2004. Naval forces from eight countries are participating in Panamax 2004, a naval exercise designed to build up a coalition response to security threats against the Panama Canal. PANAMAX is conducted under the direction of Commander Naval Forces Southern Command and involves the identification, monitoring and interdiction of vessels posing a simulated terrorist threat to the Canal. The multinational force includes surface and air assets from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Peru and the United States operating in the north and south approaches to the Canal. Panamax’s realistic scenario develops not only interoperability among naval forces but also joint and inter-agency interoperability as the naval forces work together with other services and agencies of Panama to ensure the safety of the Canal and to protect freedom of navigation. (US Navy photo #040810-N-7631T-004 by PH2 Kevin R. Tidwell from the Navy News Stand)		Navsource
	310k	23 September 2004: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - John L. Hall moored pier-side at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Hall, assigned to Western Hemisphere Group, mainly operates in the Caribbean Sea and near South America, conducting counter-drug operations and bi-lateral/multi-lateral training exercises with South American navies. (US Navy photo #040923-N-9362D-010 by PHAN Randall Damm from the Navy News Stand)		Bill Gonyo
	72k	29 September 2004: Mayport FL - Sailors aboard John L. Hall together with Coast Guardsmen from its embarked Law Enforcement detachment (LEDET) off load more than 3,000 pounds of cocaine to waiting U.S. authorities. The cocaine was seized during a drug interdiction conducted by the ship in early September while operating in the Pacific. During this operation John L. Hall chased a high-speed boat and the embarked LEDET seized their contraband and detained four suspects. More than 70,000 pounds of narcotics have been seized in combined Coast Guard and Navy operations during the month of September 2004. (US Navy photo #040929-N-2718P-002 by QM1 Jonathan Page from the Navy News Stand)		Navsource
	75k	6 November 2004: Montevideo, Uruguay - John L. Hall departs from Montevideo, Uruguay, to join the allied fleet participating in UNITAS 2004. UNITAS is designed to develop interoperability among the participating navies while increasing readiness and providing the training in a high-tech environment. (US Air Force photo #041106-F-0697K-035v by Master Sgt. Bill Kimble from the Navy News Stand)
	96k	20 December 2004: Pascagoula, Miss. - Sailors man the rail as John L. Hall returns to her homeport of Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., following a counter drug deployment to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Hall was responsible for the confiscation of more than 1.7 metric tons of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $124 million. The ship also participated in the annual UNITAS exercise with the Navies of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Spain. (US Navy photo #041220-N-6344D-003 by JO1 Kim DeJong from the Navy News Stand)		Bill Gonyo
	73k	16 March 2006: Atlantic Ocean - John L. Hall transits the Atlantic Ocean prior to conducting a connected replenishment (CONREP) with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6). (US Navy Photo #060316-N-0119G-110 by PH3 Rob Gaston from the Navy News Stand)		Navsource
	72k	18 August 2006: Mayport FL - Sailors aboard John L. Hall off-load 15,000 pounds of illegal drugs that were seized in two separate interagency busts, which included two Jacksonville-based units. (US Navy photo #060818-N-8544C-004 by MC2 Susan Cornell from the Navy News Stand)
	101k	4 October 2006: Mayport FL - Sailors man the rails aboard John L. Hall as she pulls into her homeport after completing a six-month deployment. During the deployment, Hall conducted two interdictions resulting in the seizure of over six metric tons of contraband. Hall also completed the first Airborne Use of Force from a Navy helicopter while interdicting a stateless go fast vessel resulting in the seizure of about 1.5 metric tons of contraband. Hall also completed the first-ever joint boarding at sea with the Ecuadorian Navy and enhanced regional cooperation in support of maritime security. (US Navy photo #061004-N-8544C-006 by MC2 Susan Cornell from the Navy News Stand)
	67k	4 October 2006: Mayport FL - Sailors man the rails aboard John L. Hall as she pulls into their homeport in Mayport Fla., after completing a six-month deployment. During the deployment Hall conducted two at-sea interdictions resulting in the seizure of over six metric tons of contraband. Hall also completed the first Airborne Use of Force from a Navy helicopter while interdicting a stateless go fast vessel resulting in the seizure of about 1.5 metric tons of contraband. (US Navy photo #061004-N-8544C-025 by MC2 Susan Cornell from the Navy News Stand)
	64k	4 October 2006: Mayport FL - Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jesse Partida embraces his son at the homecoming ceremony for John L. Hall. (US Navy photo #061004-N-8544C-064 by MC2 Susan Cornell from the Navy News Stand)
	229k	16 March 2008: Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) is moored in Grand Harbor during a port visit to Malta. (US Navy photo #080316-N-5180F-004 by Lt.(jg) Anthony Falvo from the Navy Newstand)		Robert M. Cieri
	158k	17 April 2008: the Mediterranean Sea - The guided-missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) sails the Mediterranean Sea to participate in a visit, board, search and seizure exercise as a launching platform for rigid hull inflatable boats for multinational forces during exercise Phoenix Express 2008. PE-08 is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional cooperation and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Exercises like PE-08 enable participants to advance information sharing which is crucial to maintaining a region free from trans-national threats, as well as enhance capability to conduct multinational peacekeeping missions. (US Navy photo #80417-N-9855D-009 by MC1 James C. Davis from the Navy Newstand)

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