GENERAL H F HODGES AP 144

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.

General G. O. Squier Class Transport Keel Laid 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched January 3 1945 USS GENERAL H. F. HODGES AP-144 Commissioned April 6 1945 - Decommissioned May 13 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 19 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service USAT GENERAL H. F. HODGES Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) USNS GENERAL H. F. HODGES T-AP-144 Placed In Service 1950 - Out of Service June 10 1958 Laid up June 16 1958 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group Struck from Naval Register July 24 1958 Withdrawn from reserve August 3 1967 Sold to James River Transportation Inc. JAMES (Commercial Service) Sold June 20 1979 to Kuen Hwa Iron and Steel Works Enterprise Ltd. for scrap

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

 

Locy Type 2# 15754 Branch

1945-07-16

As AP-144

 

Locy Type LDPS 2#

1946-04-30

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Harry Foote Hodges (February 25 1860 - September 24 1929)
Hodges graduated from the Military Academy in 1877. Between 1877 and 1901 he served as an engineer at various posts, including a tour of duty as instructor in engineering at the Military Academy. In 1901, Hodges became Chief Engineer, Department of Cuba, and later assisted in building the Panama Canal. In 1917, after the United States entered World War I, he was appointed a division commander and sailed with the American Expeditionary Force in 1918. After serving with distinction in the Ypres and Avocourt Defensive Sectors, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Following the war, General Hodges commanded divisions at several American posts before retiring in 1921. Major General Hodges died September 24 1929 at Lake Forest, Illinois

 

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