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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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Alamosa Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid as '''MV Bell Ringer'''<br/>
Launched (Date Unknown)<br/> 
Delivered to MARCOM 11 August 1945<br/> 
Operated for the War Dept. under charter to Waterman Steamship Corp.<br/> 
Returned to the War Dept. 13 August 1946<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USAT CAPT. ARLO L. OLSON'''<br/>Assigned to USAT Command & commissioned 30 August 1946<br/><br/> 
Title transferred to the US Navy 1 March 1950<br/> 
<li>'''USNS CAPT. ARLO L. OLSON T-AK-245'''<br/>Placed in Service (MSTS) 1950<br/> 
Placed out of Service 25 October 1956<br/><br/> 
Struck from the Naval Register 22 May 1958<br/>
Sold 4 March 1971 and scrapped
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
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U.S. Army<br/>Postal Service<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>APO 958<br/>Oahu, Hawaii
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1950-03-31
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The cachet still identifies the ship as an army transport (USAT). The ship had no postal facilities.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS CAPT. ARLO L. OLSON earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Arlo L. Olson, USA.(20 April 1918 – 28 October 1943)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Olson was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the '''Medal of Honor'''—for his actions in World War II. Olson joined the Army from Toronto, South Dakota, and by October 13, 1943 was serving as a captain in the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. On that day and the following two weeks, he showed conspicuous leadership during the push across the Volturno River in Italy. Olson repeatedly led his men in attacks against German forces, personally capturing several enemy positions, until he was mortally wounded during a reconnaissance patrol. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor ten months later, on August 31, 1944.
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