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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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<ol>Crosley Class High-speed Transport<br/>
Keel Laid November 8 1943<br/> 
Launched February 5 1944 as Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort DE-674<br/>
Redesignated High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOSEPH M. AUMAN APD-117'''<br/>
Commissioned April 25 1945 - Decommissioned July 10 1946<br/> 
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 12 1963<br/><br/>
<li>'''ARM TEHUANTUPEC B-5''' (Mexican Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Mexico December 12 1963 and renamed<br/><br/>
Struck from the Mexican Navy 1989 and sold for scrap
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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 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).

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<li>[[USS JOSEPH M. AUMAN APD-117_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</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 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.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15747)
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1945-06-10
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1945-06-11
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Mark from back od cover
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Locy Type<br/>SLPbn+ (57x3)
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1945-12-25
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
China Service Medal (extended - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Joseph Martin Auman USMC (January 4 1922 - November 12 1942)<br/>
Auman enlisted in the Marine Corps August 27 1940 at Chicago.  After duty at San Diego, Private Auman served at Guadalcanal where he was killed in action November 12 1942.  When his company was forced to make a temporary withdrawal, Auman, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement.  Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire his gun until killed by the enemy.  For his gallant devotion to duty for his country, Private Auman was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross

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