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	59k	William Henry Rupertus, born in Washington, D.C., on 14 November 1889, graduated from the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service School in 1913. Commissioned a Lieutenant of Marines on 14 November, he then attended the Marine Corps Officer’s School and graduated in the class of 1915. During World War I he saw service as a lieutenant on board Florida (BB-30) then attached to the British Grand Fleet. Following a tour of duty in Haiti, where he earned that country's Distinguished Service Medal, he attended both the Field Officer's and the Army Command and General Staff Schools, then served in China as a major with the Legation Guard in Peiping. A tour at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington followed, and in 1936 he was appointed Chief of Staff, Fleet Marine Force. Another tour in China as Executive Officer of the 4th Marines in Shanghi [sic; Shanghai ?] preceeded [sic; preceded] his appointment as Commandant of the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The outbreak of World War II found General Rupertus second in command of the 1st Marine Division, which, under Major General Vandergrift opened the U.S. offensive in the Pacific by landing in the Solomons on 7 August 1942. General Rupertus organized and led the successful attacks on Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo for which he was awarded the Navy Cross. On 10 July 1943 Major General Rupertus succeeded to the command of the 1st Marine Division, which he led to further victories on New Britain and in the Palaus. For the former he was personally thanked by General MacArthur and awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal; for the latter he received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. After the victory at Peleliu, General Rupertus returned to the United States to serve as Commandant, Marine Corps School (Quantico). He died on 25 March 1945, while serving in that capacity. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	515k	Arriving in port to a band, date and location unknown		Dave Wright
	134k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Eckman
	193k	Undated, location unknown.		Leroy Treon
	107k	Undated, location unknown. Same photo colorized.		Roy C. Thomas
	114k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of CDR M. E. Meahl USN.		Daniel Meahl
	120k	Undated, possibly Brisbane.		Russ Padden
	58k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	166k	Undated, the DASH crew at work. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	246k	Undated, the DASH hangar. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	169k	Undated, in drydock. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	130k	Undated, in drydock. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	208k	Undated, from the USS Dixie (AD 14) photo shop. Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	65k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET
	115k	Undated, location unknown. USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) at Long Beach.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	64k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET
	145k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET
	212k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET
	94k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET
	73k	October 14 1950 entering San Diego.		Marion Kidd Banuelos
	228k	13 November 1950, departing San Diego with Destroyer Division 32 for operations off Korea.		Marion Kidd Banuelos
	242k	Ships officer's, 1952-53. Photo by P. S. Lund. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	62k	Taken at Pearl Harbor in 1953 from aboard the USS Bolster ARS-38.		Lynn Miller
	166k	Two McDonnell XF3H-1 Demon prototypes on the elevator of the aicraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), on 19 October 1953. The destroyer USS Rupertus (DD-851) is visible in the background. U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo # 1996.253.7257.009.		Robert Hurst
	114k	Circa mid 1950's.		Marc Piché
	202k	USS Lexington (CVA-16) with USS Rupertus (DD-851) in the background, April 26 1956. From the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	288k	Ships officer's, 1957-58. Photo by P. S. Lund. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	183k	May 28 1958, photo by PHAN R. K. Ahgren, NPC 1036467.		Ed Zajkowski
	96k	Circa 1960's with the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	133k	February 11 1960, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	152k	USS Currituck (AV-7), USS Rupertus (DD-851), USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875), USS George K. Mackenzie (DD-836 and USS Leonard F. Mason at Okinawa circa 1961-1962.		Gary Priolo
	139k	As above.		Gary Priolo
	117k	March 1961, location unknown.		Wolfgang Hechler
	314k 273k	Yokosuka, October 7 1961, with the Rupertus and 10 other destroyers being serviced by the USS Piedmont (AD-17)		Ed Zajkowski
	122k	USS Ajax (AR-6) Flagship of Commander Service Squadron THREE, with five Seventh Fleet destroyers alongside, circa 1962. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Ernest G. Small (DDR-838); USS Rupertus (DD-851); USS Trathen (DD-530); USS Cowell (DD-547); and USS Black (DD-666). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	222k	June 25 1962, USS Midway (CVA-41) refueling USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) and USS Rupertus (DD-851).		Ed Zajkowski
		Circa 1963-1967, USS Ernest G. Small (DD-838) leading the USS Rupertus (DD-851) and the USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836).		Ed Zajkowski/Terry Miller
	111k	1965, space capsule lifting practice. Photo by IC2 James C. Thompson. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	99k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	86k	DASH operations from the 1964-66 Cruise Book. From the collection of Ron Bradrick.		Ed Zajkowski
	63k	Rupertus moored in the harbor, Kaohsiung, Formosa, 1965		Bob Bistarkey, SK2, USN (1963-1967) USS RUPERTUS (1964-1967)
	118k	Rupertus during underway replenishment from the USS Bellatrix (AF-62) in the Gulf of Tonkin circa 1965-1966.		LTJG. John "JB" Bagby USS Bellatrix
	121k	As above.		LTJG. John "JB" Bagby USS Bellatrix
	65k	From the Aircraft Carrier Archives, the skipper of the destroyer USS Rupertus (DD-851), in what Rear Adm. Harvey P. Lanham, ComCarDiv Two, called an act of "magnificent seamanship", maneuvers his ship to within 20 feet of USS Forrestal (CVA-59) so fire hoses could be effectively used on the worst fire aboard a U.S. carrier. More than 130 crew were killed in the blaze 29 July 1967 off the coast of Vietnam. U.S. Navy photograph.		USN
	189k	USS Rupertus (DD-851) assisting USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in fighting the raging fires and explosions which severely damaged her in the Gulf of Tonkin, July 1967. US Navy photo 1124777, from the US National Archives		Mike Green
	115k	Undated, location unknown. USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) at Long Beach.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	109k	Coming alongside the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) during 1971 for refueling, transiting from Vietnam to CONUS.		Bob Canchola
	105k	As above.		Bob Canchola
	123k	As above.		Bob Canchola
	108k	As above with the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) in the background.		Bob Canchola
	109k	As above with the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) in the background.		Bob Canchola
	208k	USS Henry W. Tucker (D-875), USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) at Subic Bay in 1971.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	54k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	30k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Greek Service
	113k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown. The name honors a Greek Admiral from the War of Independence (1821).		Anthony J. Vrailas
	93k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	63k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	140k	At Genoa, Italy on September 10 1981.		Carlo Martinelli
	168k	Departing Genoa, Italy on September 14 1981.		Carlo Martinelli

CDR William Camp Fitzhugh Robards    Mar 8 1946 - Aug 13 1947

CDR Samuel Nixdorff    Aug 13 1947 - Sep 29 1949 (Later RADM)

CDR Edward Elias Grimm    Sep 29 1949 - Aug 17 1951 (Later RADM)

CDR Robert Albert Hoolhorst    Aug 17 1951 - Sep 1 1953

CDR Ernest Frederick Schreiter    Sep 1 1953 - Aug 18 1955

CDR John Henry Behl    Aug 18 1955 - Nov 1 1956

CDR Dan Thomas Drain    Nov 1 1956 - Jun 3 1958

CDR William Arthur Campbell Jr.    Jun3 1958 - Nov 25 1959

CDR Albert Conrad Ansorge Jr.    Nov 25 1959 - Sep 24 1961

CDR Reuben Goodwin Rogerson    Sep 24 1961 - Jan 1963

LCDR Roger Marlowe Sudduth    Jan 1963 - Feb 26 1963

LT Jack Herbert Mosman    Feb 26 1963 - Oct 4 1963

CDR John Richard Van Sickle    Oct 4 1963 - Oct 26 1965

CDR Edwin Joseph Burke    Oct 26 1965 - Aug 11 1967

CDR Linus Walter Freeman Jr.    Aug 11 1967 - Aug 22 1969

CDR Nelson Pointer Jackson    Aug 22 1969 - Jul 28 1971

CDR Thomas James McEnaney Jr.    Jul 28 1971 - Dec 12 1972

CDR Richard Lee Madouse    Dec 12 1972 - May 3 1973

LCDR Robert Lee Goodwin Jr.    May 3 1973 - Jul 10 1973