Webb13 juni 2024 · LPD 29 is named to honor U.S. Navy Capt. Richard M. McCool Jr., who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing survivors from a sinking destroyer and for saving his own ... Webb7 jan. 2024 · Launching Richard M. McCool Jr. is the first of a series of significant milestone events in bringing the ship to life, and eventual delivery to the U.S. Navy which is planned for later next year ...
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Webb10 juni 2024 · The future Richard M. McCool, Jr. is the 13th San Antonio-class ship, designed to support embarking, transporting, and bringing elements of 650 Marines … Webb1 aug. 2024 · Fabrication began on the Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship Monday in Pascagoula, Miss. The first 100 tons of steel has been cut for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr., which is ... flat in airdrie
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WebbRichard M. McCool Jr. (1922-2008) U.S. Navy Captain Richard M. McCool Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, is the heroic namesake of the Navy’s 13 th San Antonio (LPD 17) class … Webb9 feb. 2024 · By Team Ships Public Affairs. The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) antenna landed on the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), Jan.16, 2024. This … Richard M. McCool Jr. was born on January 4, 1922, in Oklahoma. McCool graduated from high school at the age of 15. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in political science. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, he was accepted into a new Navy ROTC program, and later was appointed … Visa mer Richard Miles McCool Jr. (January 4, 1922 – March 5, 2008) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa Visa mer The last of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks, built at Huntington Ingalls, Pascagoula Mississippi, has been named USS Richard M. McCool Jr. in … Visa mer • "Medal of Honor: Richard M. McCool, Jr". The Daily Nightly. MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-03-10. • Carter, M. Scott (March 12, 2008). "McCool a 'humble hero'". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved 2008-03-13. Visa mer Lieutenant McCool's official Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life … Visa mer • Biography portal • World War II portal • List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II Visa mer checkov policy as code