CATSKILL MCS 1
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 July 12 1941 as Transport AP-106 Reclassified May 1 1943 as Mine Layer (CM) Launched May 19 1942 Reclassified Landing Ship Vehicle (LSV) April 21 1944 |
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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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Catskill Covers Page 1 (1944-67)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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Postmark Type |
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established June 30 1944 - Disestablished August 28 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-02-17 |
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As LSV-1
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Locy Type |
1944-12-14 |
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As LSV-1
Mark from back of cover
Post Office Reestablished September 8 1967 - Disestablished December 1 1970
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Locy Type |
1967-09-08 |
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As MCS-1
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1969-11-03 |
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As MCS-1
Official Ship's Crest cachet
Other Information
CATSKILL earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII
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Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 20 1944, and November 14 1944
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Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945
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Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-5 1945
Earned 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam Service
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Tet 69/Counteroffensive
May 5-11 1969
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Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 9-18 1969
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Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
March 14 to April 12 1970
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Sanctuary Counteroffensive
June 28-30 1970
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
July 1 1970
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
NAMESAKE - A northward extension of the Appalachian Mountain Range into southeastern New York State
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