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Artist's conception of De Wert 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, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. ALL of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates ARE available as built, in short or long hull configuration. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. When you purchase artwork from them, please indicate that you heard about their work from Navsource. |
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Richard David De Wert (17 November 1931 - 5 April 1951) was born in Taunton MA and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1948. Following "boot camp" and Hospital Corps training at Great Lakes IL, he was assigned to the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth VA. In July 1950, he joined the Fleet Marine Force and soon sailed for the Far East to take part in the Korean War. Landing with the First Marine Division at Inchon in September 1950, Hospitalman De Wert participated in operations to liberate the city of Seoul. During the rest of 1950, he was involved in the landings at Wonsan, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign and the Hungnam Evacuation.
In 1951 Hospitalman De Wert served with the Marines as they cleared North Korean guerrillas from rural areas of South Korea and as they helped drive the enemy beyond the Thirty-eighth Parallel. On 5 April 1951, while with "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines during an attack on Chinese Communist forces, De Wert persistently, and in spite of his own wounds, moved through fire-swept ground to aid fallen Marines. He was killed in action while administering first aid to an injured comrade. For his great heroism on this occasion, Hospitalman Richard De Wert was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was laid to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne MA.
USS De Wert (FFG-45) is the first ship named in his honor, as was the Naval Hospital Branch Medical Clinic, Bridgeport CA, a unit of the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital.
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14 June 1982: Bath ME - Shipyard and U.S. Navy personnel pose for a photograph during the keel laying of the guided missile frigate USS De Wert (FFG-45). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10813 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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1 September 1982: Bath ME - A stern view of De Wert. The ship is at 40 percent completion. The guided missile frigate Klakring (FFG-42) is on the right. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10814 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - An elevated port bow view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05439 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - A standard bow view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05427 by Bath Iron Works Corp., from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - A starboard quarter view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05444 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - A port bow view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05428 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - An elevated port quarter view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05431 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - An elevated port view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05443 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - An elevated starboard quarter view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05446 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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29 August 1983: at sea off Bath ME - A port quarter closeup view of De Wert underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05440 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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1 November 1983: Bath ME - An elevated bow view of the guided missile frigates Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49), Nicholas (FFG-47), and De Wert while under construction. The Robert G. Bradley is at 80 percent completion. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10159 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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1 November 1983: Bath ME - The bow view of the guided missile frigates De Wert, Klakring (FFG-42) and Doyle (FFG-39). The Klakring is at 90 percent completion. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10529 by Bath Iron Works Corp. from the DVIC) |
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18 November 1983: Bath ME - View of the deck of De Wert. In the foreground is a Mk 13 missile launcher, armed with an RIM-66 Standard SM-1 medium range surface-to-air missile. Left, top deck is the Mk 92 Fire Control System and SPS-49 Air Search Radar. De Wert is scheduled to be commissioned November 19th. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00287 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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18 November 1983: Bath ME - View of the Mk 13 missile launcher, armed with an RIM-66 Standard SM-1 medium range surface-to-air missile, aboard De Wert. Above the missile is the Mk 92 Fire Control System. De Wert is scheduled to be commissioned November 19th. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00286 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - Starboard bow view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates (Left to right) USS De Wert (FFG-45), USS Jesse L. Taylor (FFG-50), USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) and USS Nicholas (FFG-47), docked at Bath Iron Works. De Wert is being commissioned today. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-00250 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - Elevated starboard bow view of De Wert prior to the beginning of the commissioning ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00271 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - Sponsor Rita C. Kennedy is escorted aboard prior to the commissioning ceremony for De Wert. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-05455 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - Vadm. James A. Lyons Jr., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for De Wert. Standing behind him is Lcdr Ronald C. Bogle, executive officer. Seated behind him is Cdr Douglas Armstrong, commanding officer. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00260 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - The crew of De Wert stand in formation on the dock during the commissioning ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00277 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - The US flag and the commissioning pennant fly from the stern of De Wert at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00262 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - Guests go aboard De Wert for a tour following the commissioning. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00269 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 November 1983: Bath ME - View of the cake commemorating the commissioning of De Wert. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00266 by PH3 Judkins from the DVIC) |
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19 February 1984: Charleston SC - Port view of the docked De Wert. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-84-07611 by PH1 (AC) David MacLean from the DVIC) |
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13 April 1996: Mayport FL - DeWert with USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) tied up inboard of her at Naval Station Mayport. (Photo by Doug Bremenkamp, Gulfport MS) |
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4 November 2002: Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - De Wert passes the newly installed anti-boat barrier system as it approaches the pier, during its arrival for a brief port visit. De Wert was on a six-month deployment from its homeport of Mayport, Fla., and was assigned to Standing Naval Forces, Atlantic in support of Operation Active Endeavor. (US Navy photo #021104-N-0780F-002 by Paul Farley from the Navy News Stand) |
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20 December 2002: Mayport FL - De Wert arrives home after completing a six month deployment with the USS George Washington (CVN-73) Battle Group. De Wert conducted missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The battle group also participated in numerous exercises with allies in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean and visited a number of countries. (US Navy photo #021220-N-0012S-002 by PH2 Travis L. Simmons from the Navy News Stand) |
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1 October 2004: Bridgeport CA - Artist Todd Krasovetz unveils a painting of U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Richard D. De Wert at the Bridgeport Medical Clinic dedication ceremony. De Wert was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his life-saving actions that caused him to be wounded and killed during World War II. The painting will hang in the clinic’s patient waiting area. (US Navy photo #041001-N-0000A-001 by Douglas W. Allen from the Navy News Stand) |
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6 November 2004: Montevideo, Uruguay - The American flag is lowered aboard De Wert as she prepares to depart the naval port in Montevideo, Uruguay, to join a multinational naval force conducting UNITAS 46-05. UNITAS 46-05 is a multinational joint exercise involving naval, coast guard and air forces from the United States, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina. (US Air Force photo #041106-F-0697K-070 by Msgt Bill Kimble from the Navy News Stand) |
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14 March 2008: Boston MA - A bagpiper performs pierside as the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS De Wert (FFG-45) arrives at Boston Harbor to begin a four-day port visit. The welcome has become a tradition for visiting Navy ships to Boston for the St. Patrick's Day weekend celebration. DeWert sailors will participate in a variety of activities during the festivities, culminating in a marching in the nation's second largest St. Patrick's Day parade. (US Navy photo #080314-N-1928O-073 by MC1 Mark O'Donald from the Navy News Stand) |
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16 March 2008: Boston MA - Sailors assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS De Wert (FFG-45) march in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston. The parade is part of a variety of activities for De Wert sailors during a four-day port visit in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. (US Navy photo #080316-N-1928O-007 by MC1 Mark O'Donald from the Navy News Stand) |
