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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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Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler<br/> 
Keel Laid (Date unknown)<br/> 
Launched September 9 1939 as ESSO ANNAPOLIS<br/>
Acquired from Maritime Commission June 5 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHEMUNG AO-30'''<br/>
Commissioned July 3 1941 - Decommissioned July 3 1950<br/>  
Recommissioned December 1 1950 - Decommissioned September 18 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 18 1970<br/>
Sold May 14 1971 for scrap 
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[[Image:CHEMUNG AO PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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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>[[Chemung_AO_30_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-50)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning July 3 1941 to July 3 1950</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3z <br/><br/>"COMMISSION /<br/>JULY 3, 1941"
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louis_C_&_Mae_Weigand_ | Louis C. & Mae Weigand]], Army Flag, 2nd Series
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3z 
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. Censored
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_pm2.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. Censored
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Locy Type<br/>Censor Mark
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_4_Censor.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. Close-up view of the Censor marking
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_pm4.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efw
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19420120_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. Censored
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efw
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1942-01-20
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_pm3.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:Bunter_Chemung_AO_30_19420120_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service. 
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Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
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1947-06-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett chemung ao30 19470601 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett chemung ao30 19470601.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]] 
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1946-03-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19460325_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"US NAVY"
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1944-07-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett chemung ao30 19440723 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2t(nu)
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1950-03-14
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[[Image:JonBurdett chemung ao30 19500314 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Last Day Postal Service 
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Locy Type<br/>7z
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1944-07-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chemung_AO30_19440710_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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No Image
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Official Business, postmark is not from the USS CHEMUNG.
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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 1 1950 to September 18 1970</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
CHEMUNG received two battle stars for World War II service, four battle stars for Korean War service and six campaign stars for Vietnam War service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (9-Vietnam, 1-Taiwan Straits, 2-Quemoy-Matsu, 7-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (8) Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A river in New York

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