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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>Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid July 13 1945<br/>
Launched September 19 1945 as WATERVILLE VICTORY<br/>
Delivered to Maritime Commission October 15 1945<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Army Transportation Service 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT Lt. GEORGE W. G. BOYCE'''<br/>
Renamed and Commissioned 1946 - Inactived February 1950<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 9 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS Lt. GEORGE W. G. BOYCE T-AK-251'''<br/>
Placed In Service 1950 - Out of Service July 15 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 15 1973<br/> 
Sold October 1 1974 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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US Navy Machine Cancel<br/>17067 Branch<br/><br/>Keflavik, Iceland
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1963-07-31
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The ship had no postal facilities.
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Locy Type P / 9efu<br/><br/>[[CORRY DD 817|USS CORRY DD-817]]
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1964-10-17
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Lt. GEORGE W. G. BOYCE received 4 battle stars for Korean service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - 2d Lt. George W. G. Boyce, Jr., USA<br/>
Boyce sacrificed his life to save men of his platoon during intense ground fighting near Afua, New Guinea, July 23 1944. While advancing to relieve a unit which was surrounded by superior enemy forces, the platoon under his command came under severe enemy fire. After a Japanese grenade dropped near his men, he threw himself upon the grenade and smothered the lethal blast with his own body, thus saving the lives of several comrades. Lt. Boyce was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
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