Description
USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 Digital Command Histories
Digital download, you will be sent the download by email after purchase.
The USS Paul F. Foster Association has collected digital copies of all available Command Histories and has digital copies available in the ships store.
A U.S. Navy ship’s Command History is an official annual report that documents everything significant about a ship’s activities, operations, and achievements over a given year.
⚓ What a Command History Is
A Command History is:
👉 An official record submitted each year by a ship’s Commanding Officer
👉 Required by the Navy and typically sent to the Naval History and Heritage Command
It serves as a permanent historical record of the ship’s service.
⚓ What It Includes
A Command History usually contains:
- Operational summary
- Deployments (e.g., Desert Storm, WESTPAC)
- Major exercises and missions
- Significant events
- Combat operations
- Awards and recognitions
- Incidents or major milestones
- Command leadership
- Commanding Officer
- Executive Officer
- Command Master Chief
- Ship information
- Homeport
- Assigned squadron/group
- Narrative section
- A written summary of the year in plain language
These command histories were obtained through the FOIA request process, a very time consuming process.
USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 severed 27 years but only 23 command histories were submitted or available through the FOIA process.
USS Paul F Foster DD-964 Deployment History from Command Histories
