ADMIRAL C F HUGHES AP 124

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.

Admiral W.S. Benson Class Transport Keel Laid November 29 1943 as Maritime Commission type (P2-SE2-R1) hull Launched July 27 1944 USS ADMIRAL C.F. HUGHES AP-124 Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 8 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission for assignment to the US Army Transportation Service USAT GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK Commissioned by the US Army Transportation Service May 21 1946 Reacquired by the Navy March 1 1950 and assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK T-AP-124 Placed In Service March 1 1950 - Placed Out of Service 1967 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Struck from Naval Register October 9 1969 Scrapped 2005

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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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Post Office Established January 25 1945 - Disestablished March 29 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-20

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Locy Type 9# 15470 Branch

1946-03-27

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Other Information

ADMIRAL C.F. HUGHES

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Charles Frederick Hughes (October1 14 1866 - May 28 1934)
Hughes was a Naval Officer during The Spanish American War under Commodore Dewey. Commanded Scout Cruiser USS BIRMINGHAM CL-2 from 1911, and later Light Cruiser USS DES MOINES CL-17. He took command of Battleship USS NEW YORK BB-34 from 1916 through WWI. His Navy career ended with him as Chief of Naval Operations. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK

Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression
July 31 to August 1 1950
October 9 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3-18 1950
January 5-6 1951

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE -Major General Edwin D. Patrick (January 11 1894 - November 26 1944)
Patrick entered the Indiana National Guard February 11 1915 and was commissioned 'Second Lieutenant in the Infantry March 21 1917, and later joined the 14th Machine Gun Battalion in France to participate in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. In May 1926 he went to Tientsin, China, to serve with the 15th Infantry. He returned to The United States in July 1929 to remain until after the start of World War II. Assigned to the Southwest Pacific in December 1942, he was promoted to Brigadier General April 26 1943, and in June was appointed Chief of Staff of the 6th Army. Appointed commander of a regimental combat team in May 1944, he participated in the conquest of New Guinea. In September he assumed command of the 6th Infantry and saw action in the Philippines. General Patrick was mortally wounded by Japanese machine gun fire near Mountain Mataba, south of Montalban, Luzon

 

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