GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN AP 159

Ship Name and Designation History

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General G. O. Squier Class Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched April 21 1945 Acquired by U.S. Navy September 12 1945 USS GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN AP-159 Commissioned September 12 1945 - Decommissioned June 12 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 Delivered to Maritime Commission Transferred to Army Transportation Service USAT GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN T-AP-159 Placed In Service 1950 - Out of Service June 24 1954 Laid up March 7 1960 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Group Struck from Naval Register July 1960 Transferred April 11 1968 to Sea-Land Inc. MOBILE (Commercial Service) Converted to Containership and renamed Sold June 15 1984 to Han Sung Salvage Co. Korea for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN Covers Page 1     (1946)
2. USNS GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN Covers Page 1     (1953)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16108)

1946-04-28

As AP-159

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Brooklyn NY Machine

1953-09-17

No Image

As T-AP-159

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Stuart Heintzelman (November 19 1876 - July 6 1935)
Heintzelman graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1899. He served with the 6th Cavalry in China during the Boxer Rebellion and in the Philippines during the insurrection. Subsequently stationed in South Dakota, the Philippines, and at Princeton University, during World War I he served with the A.E.F. in France and Italy. He participated in the French Chemin des Dames Offensive in French operations in Italy, and as Chief of Staff, 2d Army Zone. After the war, General Heintzelman was on duty at Washington, D.C., Illinois, Hawaii, New York, and Kansas until his death at Hot Springs, Ark., July 6 1935. For his services during World War I, General Heintzelman was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the French Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm, and the Order of the Crown of Italy (Commendatore)

 

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