USS McFaul DDG 74 / Chief Petty Officer
Donald L. McFaul / Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer – US Navy
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Naval Forces
Technology, History & Information
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Guided Missile Destroyer
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DDG 74 -
USS McFaul
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USS McFaul (DDG 74)
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US Navy photo
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Type,
Class:
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Guided Missile Destroyer; Arleigh Burke – class / Flight
II;
planned and built as DDG
74; |
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Builder:
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Ingalls Shipbuilding,
Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA |
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STATUS:
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Awarded: January 21, 1993; Laid down: January 26, 1996; Launched: January 18, 1997; Commissioned:
April 25, 1998; ACTIVE UNIT/ in
commission (Atlantic Fleet) |
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Homeport:
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Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Namesake:
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Named after and in honor of Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul (1957
– 1989); > see history, below; |
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Ship's
Motto:
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> COURAGE - HONOR -
SACRIFICE < |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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see: INFO > Guided
Missile Destroyer / Arleigh Burke - class. |
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Pictures,
photos & more ...
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Donald
L. McFaul |
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
Historical Center, |
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Namesake
& History: |
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Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul
(September 20, 1957 – December 18, 1989); |
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Chief McFaul was born 20
September 1957 in Orange County, California. He graduated from Bend Senior
High School, Bend, Oregon in 1974. He enlisted in the Navy upon graduation
from high school, and after recruit training was assigned to Naval Station
Treasure Island, where he worked for Port Services as an Engine Specialist.
In 1977, Chief McFaul volunteered and was selected to join the Naval Special
Warfare Community. He underwent Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (Class 95) in the spring of 1978. Chief McFaul was assigned to SEAL Team ONE where he made three deployments in support of Special Operations out of Subic Bay, Philippines. In 1985, Donald McFaul the SEAL became Donald McFaul the civilian, trying his hand at engine repair and spending relaxing days of fishing in Seattle, Washington, and Kodiak, Alaska. Missing the challenge and excitement of the SEAL Team, Donald McFaul returned to the Special Warfare Community. He attended Defense Language Institute for Spanish in Monterey, California where he met his wife Patricia. In February 1988, Chief McFaul was assigned to SEAL team FOUR and Don and Patricia were married. While at SEAL Team FOUR Chief
McFaul deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Middle East Forces and
later deployed to Naval Special Warfare Unit EIGHT at Naval Station Rodman,
Republic of Panama. His final deployment was as Platoon Chief of Gulf Platoon
on 18 December 1989, where he was killed in action during combat operations. His awards include the Navy
Achievement Medal with Gold Star, Navy Unit Citation, and Good Conduct Medal
with Bronze Star. He was posthumously awarded the "Purple Heart"
and the "Navy Cross". Chief Donald McFaul is
survived by his wife, Patricia; his daughter, Megan; mother, Shirley Lee, of
Washington; brothers, Michael McFaul, J.R. Schooley, Duane Schooley, Jr.; and
sisters, Debbie Baker, Candy Nelson and Karie Tarte. |
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USS McFaul (DDG
74): |
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McFaul took part in exercises
off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as part of the Wasp (LHD-1) Expeditionary
Strike Group, 1-17 December 2003. As part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike
Group, she joined the Albanian military for exercise Adriatic PHIBLEX 04-5
from 8 to 12 March 2004. She returned to Nofolk 15 August 2004. … more DDG 74
history wanted … |
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… and patches … |
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