PINKNEY APH 2

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.

Tryon Class Evacuation Transport Keel Laid June 3 1941 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S1-A1) hull Launched December 4 1941 as ALCOA CORSAIR Designated for U.S. Navy use May 23 1942 as MERCY APH-2 Renamed August 13 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 27 1942 USS PINKNEY APH-2 Commissioned November 27 1942 - Decommissioned September 9 1946 Transferred U.S. Army Transportation Service USAT PRIVATE ELDEN H. JOHNSON Commissioned by U.S. Army Transportation Service September 9 1946 Returned to U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service USNS PRIVATE ELDON H. JOHNSON T-AP-184 Placed In Service March 1 1950 - Out of Service December 26 1957 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y. Struck from Naval Register December 27 1957 Sold September 28 1970 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. Taiwan for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Pinkney Covers Page 1     (1945)
2. Private Elden H. Johnson Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 3z (TBT)

1945-12-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 (Branch #) 10949 San Juan, PR

1955-02-07

N/A

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Unused

c 1956

Real photo postcard. Contributed by William Pepe.

 

Other Information

PINKNEY earned six battle stars during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 28 April 1945-Okinawa) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

Personnel Awards...
Purple Heart (18-KIA, April 28 1945 - Okinawa)

NAMESAKE -
PINKNEY
Ninian Pinkney (June 7 1811 - December 15 1877)
Medical Director of the Navy, Pinkney served throughout the Civil War

ELDEN H. JOHNSON (1921 – June 3 1944)
Johnson was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. Johnson joined the Army from East Weymouth, Massachusetts, and by June 3 1944 was serving as a Private in the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. When his unit was ambushed on that day, near Valmontone, Italy, he deliberately drew the hostile German fire onto himself so that his comrades could escape. He succeeded in destroying a German machine gun position before he was killed. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on May 16 1945

 

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