ARIKARA ATF 98

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.

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug Keel Laid January 10 1943 as Fleet Tug AT-96 Launched June 22 1943 USS ARIKARA AT-98 Commissioned January 5 1944 USS ARIKARA ATF-98 Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944 Decommissioned July 1 1971 SARGENTO ALEDEA ATF-63 (Chilean Naval Service) Transferred July 1 1971 under the Security Assistance Program to Chile and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. AT-98 Covers Page 1     (1943)
2. ATF-98 Covers Page 1     (1966)

 

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 2z

1946-04-06

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson.

 

Other Information

ARIKARA earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
* Invasion of southern France, August - September 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March - June 1945

Earned 5 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression, July - November 1950
* Inchon Landing, September 1950
* Communist China Aggression, November - December 1950
* Second Korean Winter, February - April 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, May - August 1952

Earned 4 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II, August - December 1966
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969, August - October 1969
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VII, December 1970

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive Invasion of Normandy) - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A loose confederacy of subtribes of American Indians related to the Pawnee. The Arikara inhabited villages in the Missouri River valley

 

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