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W I Y V' Y ' .Y ,..1.n.ui.4-..,.gL....,.. -., , M, Hr , g V Y Dear Macdonough Family and Friends, The Guided Missile Destroyer USS MACDONOUGH KDDG-399 sailed from Charleston in September 1990, soon after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. During Operation Desert Shield!Storm, Macdonough enforced United Nations resolutions within the gulf, intercepting shipping destined for or departing from Iraq. The crew intercepted 519 merchant vessels. Additionally, Macdonough served as a primary air defense escort for the battleship USS WISCONSIN, and provided early warning of air attack and long range anti-air protection for the Multi-National Force. We controlled both land and carrier based fighter and attack aircraft patrolling the entire Persian Gulf region, as well as safely directing air-to-air refueling operations between 368 tanker aircraft and 2,475 combat aircraft. We began our voyage home to Charleston on 15 February 1991. While transiting the Red Sea, we rescued three crew members of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter operating from the Supply Ship USS SEATTLE. The helicopter developed engine problems and was forced to ditch. On 22 March 1991, we returned to Charleston and a wonderful homcoming that we will never forget! It was great coming home, seeing three thousand people on the pier. Of special note to me was the courage and professional dedication displayed by each of the crew dining Desert Shield!Storm. Because of your hard work we were 100076 ready to shoot guns or missiles at all times, with the propulsion necessary to get the job done. We certainly learned the price of defending freedom. Through it all you have given me your best. Because of you I am proud to say that I am the Commanding Officer of the USS MACDONOUGH. Thank-you Shipmates. Sincerely, Grey A. Glover i3'f.ZQ'i'1 Bg vt ,. , if S .,,,,
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THE TRADITIO CO NUES Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough C1783-18251 leawed hls seamanship on the Mediterranean station, his strategy from studying the battles of Horatio Nelson, and acquired a taste for battle from a brother who had served in the CONSTELLATION during her fight with .the Insurgents in 1799. After becoming a midshipman in 1800, he served in a converted merchantman during the quasi-war with France, then for a year in the CONSTELLATION on the Mediterranean Station, and was one of the volunteer crewmen in Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's ketch who fired the PHILADELPHIA in 1804. He also commanded a gun-boat in action against Tripolitan gunboats and galleys. After a tour in ESSEX, he commanded the gunboats on Long Island Sound, then captained mer- chant ships for two years. With the outbreak of the war of 1812, he requested active duty and was directed to command the tiny naval force on Lake Champlain, the customary British invasion route. Macdonough chose to fight from anchor, he had taken precautions to have spring lines on his bow and stern anchors. When his starboard battery was shot away he wound ship and presented his undamaged port batteries to Captain George Downey, who surrendered. Even if the United States was unable to follow it up, Macdonough's victory left the road to Montreal open and helped win a favorable peace treaty for the United States. CTHE AMERI- CAN NAVAL HERITAGE, Third Edition 19875 COMMODORE THOMAS MACDONOUGH USS MACDONOUGH CTorpedo Boat 95 Keel Laid 10 April 18993 Com- missioned 5 September 1903: Length 246 ft, Crew 3 Officers, 69 Meng Decommissioned 3 September 1920 CNO picture availablej Uss MACDONOUGH IDD-3311 Keel laid: 24 May 1920 Commissioned: 26 April 1921 Length: 314 ft, Crew: 6 Officers, 86 Men ,B K A Decommissioned: 8-Ianuary 1930 , ' A ' i fini, .aw S . i'1'55 ' 'S Q . A ,,. , 'QT' 'r' W 1, i QT 1 V-2 ,, , ,, USS MACDONOUGH CDD-3515 . :jr ,if W , 'T' tg ,Le x 1 Keel Laid! 15 M351 1933 f 7' f' LV Commissioned: 15 March 1935 7 ' A L , Lenglhf 341 ft. - Crew: 10 Officers, 150 Men Decommissioned: 22 October 1945 DD-351 earned 13 Battle Stars during her distinguished career. She was undergoing repairs at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when the japanese struck, however her men began firing and blazed away at the enemy for the next hour and a half. During her fighting career, the MACDONOUGH participated in major battles at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, battle of the Philippine Sea, Marianas Turkey Shoot, and supported the Marine landings at the islands of Leyte and Luzon. A Ir J . .ig M gang 4 ,. - .., N' 3 ' M .-skin J ' st... 4 ' . ma., , ... Q Us
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