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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>Admiral W.S. Benson Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid February 21 1944 as Maritime Commission type (P2-SE2-R1) hull<br/>
Launched July 27 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ADMIRAL H.T. MAYO AP-125'''<br/>
Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 26 1946<br/>
Assigned to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER'''<br/>
Commissioned 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 9 1946<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER T-AP-125'''<br/>
Placed In Service March 1 1950<br/>
Placed in Inactive Status February 16 1957<br/>
Placed Out of Service June 5 1958<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Jones Point<br/>
Placed In Service August 14 1965<br/>
Deactivated 1968<br/>
Laid up April 16 1970 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 15 1981<br/>
Transferred to MARAD December 23 1994 for disposal<br/>
Scrapped January 4 2005 
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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).

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 ADMIRAL H. T. MAYO AP-125_Covers_Page_1 | USS ADMIRAL H. T. MAYO Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
<li>[[USNS GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER T-AP-125_Covers_Page_1 | USNS GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1953)</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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<h4>Post Office Established March 20 1945 - Disestablished May 22 1946</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15744)
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1946-05-20
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1946-05-20
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''ADMIRAL H.T. MAYO'''<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Henry Thomas Mayo (December 8 1856 - February 23 1937)<br/>
Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1876 he experienced a variety of naval duties including coastal survey. During the Spanish-American War he served in Bennington off the west coast of North America. Appointed Rear Admiral in 1913, he commanded the naval squadron involved in the Tampico incident of April 9 1914. His demands for vindication of national honor further accentuated the tense relations with Mexico. Promoted to Vice Admiral in June 1915, as the new Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, he received the rank of Admiral June 19 1916. For his organization and support of the wartime U.S. Naval Forces both in American and European waters, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and various foreign decorations. He evidenced foresight in urging the postwar development of fleet aviation. Admiral Mayo retired February 28 1921 and for 4 years served as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Home. He retained his commission as an Admiral by a 1930 Act of Congress. He died at Portsmouth, N.H., February 23 1937<br/><br/>
'''GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER'''<br/><br/>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
'''Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952'''<br/>
May to November 1952<br/>*
'''Third Korean Winter'''<br/>
February to March 1953<br/>*
'''Korean Summer-Fall 1953'''<br/>
May to June 1953<br/><br/>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (Vietnam)<br/>*
'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive'''<br/>*
'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II'''<br/>*
'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III'''<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (3) - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' -  Brigadier General Nelson M. Walker (1891-1944)<br/>
Walker was killed in action at Normandy on July 10 1944


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