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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.
<ol>General G. O. Squier Class Transport Ship<br/>
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched September 20 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL LEROY ELTINGE AP-154'''<br/>
Commissioned February 21 1945 - Decommissioned March 29 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1946<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL LEROY ELTINGE'''<br/>
Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>
Reacquired and reinstated on Naval Register July 20 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL LEROY ELTINGE T-AP-154'''<br/>
Placed In Service August 1 1950<br/>
Placed in Reduced Status August 1 1962<br/>
Returned In Service May 13 1965<br/>
Placed in Ready Reserve Status January 1967<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 9 1968<br/>
Sold by Maritime Administration 1968<br/><br/>
<li>'''ODYSSEUS''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Placed in commercial service 1968<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1980
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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 LEROY ELTINGE AP-154_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
</ol>
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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
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="300">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-09-19
</td><td align="center" width="300">
[[Image:JonBurdett genleroyeltinge ap154 19451019 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett genleroyeltinge ap154 19451019.jpg |thumb|center|100px]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15585)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-09-19
</td><td align="center" width="300">
[[Image:JonBurdett genleroyeltinge ap154 19451019 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett genleroyeltinge ap154 19451019.jpg |thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-24
</td><td align="center" width="300">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalleroyeltinge ap154 19460524 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalleroyeltinge ap154 19460524.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day Postal Service
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Brigadier General LeRoy Eltinge (September 17 1872 - May 31 1931)<br/>
Eltinge was an Officer in the United States Army during The Spanish-American War, for which he received The Silver Star for his actions in The Philippines, and World War I for which he earned The Distinguished Service Medal


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