NEHENTA BAY CVE 74

Ship Name and Designation History

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Casablanca Class Escort Carrier Keel Laid 29 July 1943 - Launched 28 November 1943 USS NEHENTA BAY CVE-74 Commissioned 3 January 1944 - Decommissioned 15 May 1946 USS NEHENTA BAY CVU-74 Redesignated Utility Aircraft Carrier (CVU) 1 July 1955, while in reserve USS NEHENTA BAY AKV-24 Redesignated Cargo ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-24 7 May 1959, While in reserve Sold 29 June 1960 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Nehenta Bay CVE-74 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-19

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Locy Type 2z

1945-02-18

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-10-27

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Other Information

USS NEHENTA BAY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 6 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Asia" clasp, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal ( w/ 2 stars) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named Nehenta Bay for a bay that extends NE 0.6 miles from Clarence Strait, on SW coast of Gravina Island, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Robert H. Lewis, wife of the commanding general of the Northwest sector of the Western Defense Command, Major-General Lewis.

 

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