GENERAL M L HERSEY T-AP 148
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid (Date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched April 1 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy May 31 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1946-50)
Postmarks
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1946-02-01 |
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As AP-148
Other Information
GENERAL M. L. HERSEY received the following awards during her Navy career...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2) - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
NAMESAKE - Mark Leslie Hersey, born in Stetson, Maine, 1 December 1863, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887 and served with the 9th Infantry in Arizona until 1891. He was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine during the next 4 years. He fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and again served with the 9th Infantry in the Philippines during the hostilities in China during the Boxer Rebellion. After participating in the Samar Campaign in the Philippines, he returned to the United States in 1902. During World War I, as commander of the 4th Division, A.E.F., he participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the French Legion of Honor, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Promoted to Major General 20 September 1924, he retired from active duty 2 November. Major General Hersey died at Tampa, Fla., 22 January 1934. {DANFS}
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