TURKEY ATO 143
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid August 19 1917 - Launched April 30 1918 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Turkey Covers Page 1 (1938-42)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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2nd Commissioning August 15 1938 to November 6 1945
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Locy Type |
1938-10-11 |
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As AM-13
First Day Postal Service. Cachet by William F. Schlechter
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1938-10-11 |
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As AM-13
First Day Postal Service. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. Also postmarked aboard the USS Phoenix CL 46 on November 24 1938 for Thanksgiving. Are they serving "Turkey"?
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Locy Type |
1939-10-27 |
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As AM-13
Navy Day. Cachet by John Coulthard, sponsored by Deane C. (DC) Bartley
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1941-04-16 |
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As AM-13
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1942-01-19 |
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As AM-13
Patriotic cachet by Ted Harrington
Other Information
TURKEY earned 1 battle star for WWII service
TURKEY AM-13 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal
NAMESAKE - A large game and poultry bird, allied to the pheasant and native to North America. Benjamin Franklin suggested that the abundant wild turkey, which had provided food for the early settlers in the New World, should be chosen as the national bird.
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