MOUNT BAKER AE 4

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Lassen Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) as SURPRISE Launched August 6 1940 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 14 1940 USS KILAUEA AE-4 Commissioned May 16 1941 USS MOUNT BAKER AE-4 Renamed March 17 1943 Decommissioned August 15 1946 Recommissioned December 5 1951 - Decommissioned December 2 1969 Struck from Naval Register December 2 1969 Scrapped 1974

Naval Covers

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1. Kilauea Covers Page 1    (1941)
2. Mount Baker Covers Page 1     (1944-67)

 

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

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KILAUEA

Post Office Established June 23 1941 - Disestablished May 1 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Jul 3, 1941

1941-07-03

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-07-03 to 1941-07-06

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efw

1941-07-03 to 1941-07-06

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-07-03 to 1941-07-06

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-OTO)

1941-07-03 to 1941-07-06

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MOUNT BAKER

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1944-12-24

As MOUNT BAKER
Censored wartime (WWII) use

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Post Office Reestablished January 11 1952 - Disestablished October 1969

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 Jan 17, 1952

1952-01-17

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1952-04-03

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1966-02-04

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1967-05-14

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Locy Type 9fu

1966-02-04

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Other Information

KILAUEA

NAMESAKE - A volcano in Hawaii, one of the most active in the world

MOUNT BAKER earned four battle stars for Korean War service
* Second Korean Winter
March 23 to April 3 1952
April 21-30 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May 1-5 1952
May 18-29 1952
June 20 to July 1 1952
July 26 to August 2 1952
August 10-23 1952
September 16-30 1952
October 16-27 1952
* Korean Summer-Fall 1953
May 3-8 1953
May 23 to June 5 1953
June 14-24 1953
30 June to 10 July 1953
July 25-27 1953
* Third Korean Winter
March 4 1953
March 14-17 1953
April 1-6 1953
April 17-22 1953

Earned seven campaign stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
February 13-28 1966
March 16-25 1966
April 16-26 1966
May 22 to June 3 1966
June 14-19 1966
June 23-30 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 1-10 1966
August 1-12 1966
September 20 to October 11 1966
October 25 to November 10 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
October 30 to November 27 1967
December 17 1967 to January 5 1968
January 12-14 1968
January 22-29 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive
January 30 to February 2 1968
February 24 to March 10 1968
March 18-29 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
November 27 to December 3 1968
December 10-19 1968
January 19-31 1969
February 12-22 1969
* Tet 69/Counteroffensive
February 23 1969
March 12-22 1969
March 31 to April 16 1969
April 25 to May 6 1969
May 14-23 1969
June 5-8 1969
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 9-12 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korea Service Medal (4) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Taiwan Straits, 6 to 12 September 1958, 5-Vietnam, 13 to 19 January 1965, 24 January to 14 February 1965, 3 May to 21 May 1965, 27 May to 5 June 1965, 8 to 18 June 1965) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A peak in the State of Washington

 

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