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| | Lynde Dupuy McCormick was born in Annapolis, Md., 12 August 1895, son of Rear Adm. A. M. Depuy McCormick. After attending St. John’s Preparatory School and College, he graduated from the Naval Academy with distinction 4 June 1915. He served in Wyoming with the British Grand Fleet during World War I, then in South Carolina and Buchanan. His commands at sea included Kennedy and submarines R-10 and V-2. An expert in logistics, he won the Legion of Merit and two gold stars in lieu of additional awards of the same decoration for service as war plans officer for the Pacific Fleet; as assistant chief of Naval Operations for Logistic Plans and chief adviser on logistics to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; -and as commander, Battleship Division 3 in action against Okinawa. As vice admiral he was deputy commander in chief, Pacific Fleet, then vice chief of Naval Operations. Upon the death of Adm. Forrest Sherman he became acting chief of Naval Operations, then served as commander in chief, Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic under NATO. His final service was as president of the Naval War College. He died 16 August 1956 at Newport. U.S. Navy photo scanned from Current Biography, 1952. Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, circa 1952. | Bill Gonyo |
| 94k | Undated, location unknown. | Dale K. Siebers |
| 180k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 144k | Undated, location unknown. | William T. Larkins |
| 148k | Undated, location unknown. | William T. Larkins |
| 53k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 88k | Undated, departing San Diego. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 74k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 132k | Undated, off Point Loma. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 138k | Undated, off Point Loma. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 114k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 88k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 38k | St. Lawrence Seaway after leaving builders July 1961. | Marc Piché |
| 154k | The caption for this image is faint but appears to read San Francisco, September 1963. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV-9). | Chris Stanley |
| 126k | Circa 1965, location unknown. Image from the 1966/67 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships. | Robert Hurst |
| 85k | Circa 1969, USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) and USS Rogers (DD-876) at NavSta San Diego. | Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.) |
| 106k | USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) and USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22) in late 1960s at Subic Bay. | Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.) |
| 88k | July 13, 1974, the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) underway.CA. | Fred Weiss |
| 72k | December 12 1977, USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) and USS Goldsborough (DDG-20) in Kaohsiung Taiwan. | ctorbann |
| 49k | San Francisco October 15 1982. | Marc Piché |
| 153k | Aerial view of the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) returning to San Diego from a Western Pacific (WESTPAC) cruise with the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). Photo by PHC O`CONNOR dated March 29 1983. | - |
| 41k | San Diego April 1984. | Marc Piché |
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1986 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 28k | Seattle, WA August 1989. | Marc Piché |
| 28k | Seattle, WA August 1989. | Marc Piché |
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1989 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 117k | DN-ST-92-02396. Crew members man the rails of the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) during the ship's decommissioning. Three guided missile destroyers, the LYNDE MCCORMICK, the USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) and the USS ROBISON (DDG-12), are being decommissioned in a combined ceremony. San Diego photo by PHC Chet King, October 1 1991. | Bill Gonyo |
| 138k | DN-ST-92-02403. Crew members march onto the pier as they disembark from the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) during the ship's decommissioning. Three guided missile destroyers, USS LYNDE MCCORMICK, the USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) and the USS ROBISON (DDG-12), are being decommissioned in a combined ceremony. San Diego photo by JO1 Joseph Lancaster, October 1 1991. | Bill Gonyo |
Decommissioning pamphlet - October 1 1991 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 42k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, June 1995. | Marc Piché |
| 46k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, July 1995. | Marc Piché |
| 51k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, October 1995. | Marc Piché |
| 142k | Looking north from Mare Island Navy Yard berth 24, two former destroyers the ex-USS McCormick (DDG-8), nearest to camera, and an unidentified sister ship are seen in their final configuration, circa 1998. Both ships were partially converted to floating power plants. The ships are berthed at Mare Island Navy Yard in this photo, as the the conversion program had been cancelled. Library of Congress photo HABS CAL,48-MARI,1--70. | Mike Green |
| 48k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 49k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 148k | Bumper sticker. | Wolfgang Hechler |