USS RICH (DD/DDE 820). Serving our country 1946 - 1977. "And any man who may be asked in this century what they did to make his life worthwhile, can respond ...
Decommissioned and stricken 15 December 1977. Sold in December 1979 and broken up for scrap. For more on this ship see this website (offsite link).
Lieutenant (j.g.) Rich, killed in an airplane crash on 18 June 1942, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for "capable and aggressive leadership" which ...