IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 82 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
should be issued in honor of the USS New Jersey and all those who 
served aboard her. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Mr. FERGUSON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued in honor of the USS 
New Jersey and all those who served aboard her. 
Whereas the Iowa-class battleship, the USS New Jersey, is 
the most decorated warship in United States naval his-
tory, with 16 battle stars and 20 citations, medals, and 
ribbons during her 56 years of service; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey was launched on December 7, 
1942, by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; sponsored by 
Mrs. Charles Edison, wife of then-Governor Edison of 
New Jersey, former Secretary of the Navy; and commis-
sioned at Philadelphia on May 23, 1943, Captain Carl F. 
Holden in command; 
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•HCON 82 IH 
Whereas her first action as a flagship for Admiral William 
‘‘Bull’’ Halsey’s Third Fleet was a bold 2-day surface 
and air strike by her task force against the supposedly 
impregnable Japanese fleet base on Truk in the Caroline 
Islands, which successfully interdicted Japanese naval re-
taliation in response to the conquest of the Marshall Is-
lands; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey provided crucial firepower for 
the assault on Iwo Jima; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey rendered the same crucial 
service for the first major aircraft carrier raid on Tokyo; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey fired the opening salvos of the 
first shore bombardment in Korea at Wonsan and served 
with distinction throughout the remainder of the Korean 
conflict; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey participated in bombardment 
and fire support missions along the Vietnamese coast 
during the Vietnam era; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey earned the Navy Unit Com-
mendation for Vietnam service and received 9 battle stars 
for World War II, 4 for the Korean conflict, and 3 for 
the Vietnam era; 
Whereas the USS New Jersey supported the Marine oper-
ation with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Bei-
rut, Lebanon; and 
Whereas in 1991, the USS New Jersey became the first 
United States battleship to enter and operate in the Per-
sian Gulf: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
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•HCON 82 IH 
(1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued by the United States Postal Service in honor 
of the USS New Jersey and all those who served 
aboard her; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a postage stamp be issued. 
Æ 
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