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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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General G. O. Squier Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid February 22 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched October 10 1943<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 29 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145'''<br/>
In Ferry Commission April 1-10 1944<br/>
Commissioned (Full) May 8 1944 - Decommissioned June 13 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Army Transport Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR'''<br/>
Commissioned (Date unknown)<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR T-AP-145'''<br/>
Placed In Service March 1 1950 - Out of Service September 19 1957<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission July 10 1958 (Reserve Fleet)<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Air Force July 15 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAFS GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG'''<br/>
Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy July 13 1964<br/><br/>    
<li>'''USNS GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG T-AGM-10'''<br/>
Placed In Service July 13 1964 - Out of Service 1983<br/><br/> 
Struck from Naval Register April 29 1993 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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).

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.
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<li>[[USS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145_Covers_Page_1 |General Harry Taylor Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-06-26
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1945-06-26
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As GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145
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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>
(Br. #15870)
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1946-01-17
<br/>to<br/>
1946-01-17
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As GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145<br/>USMC patriotic cachet by Cos-Art Covers, Louisville KY
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145 received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKES''' -<br/>General Harry Taylor, USA (June 26 1862 - January 27 1930)<br/>
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USAF (January 24 1889 - April 2 1954) 
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