ADMIRAL H T MAYO AP 125

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 February 21 1944 as Maritime Commission type (P2-SE2-R1) hull Launched July 27 1944 USS ADMIRAL H.T. MAYO AP-125 Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 26 1946 Assigned to U.S. Army Transportation Service USAT GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER Commissioned 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 9 1946 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER T-AP-125 Placed In Service March 1 1950 Placed in Inactive Status February 16 1957 Placed Out of Service June 5 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Jones Point Placed In Service August 14 1965 Deactivated 1968 Laid up April 16 1970 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Struck from Naval Register January 15 1981 Transferred to MARAD December 23 1994 for disposal Scrapped January 4 2005

Naval Covers

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1. USS ADMIRAL H. T. MAYO Covers Page 1     (1946)
2. USNS GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER Covers Page 1     (1953)

 

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 March 20 1945 - Disestablished May 22 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15744)

1946-05-20

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Locy Type 2# + Slb(n)

1946-05-20

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Other Information

ADMIRAL H.T. MAYO

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

NAMESAKE - Henry Thomas Mayo (December 8 1856 - February 23 1937)
Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1876 he experienced a variety of naval duties including coastal survey. During the Spanish-American War he served in Bennington off the west coast of North America. Appointed Rear Admiral in 1913, he commanded the naval squadron involved in the Tampico incident of April 9 1914. His demands for vindication of national honor further accentuated the tense relations with Mexico. Promoted to Vice Admiral in June 1915, as the new Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, he received the rank of Admiral June 19 1916. For his organization and support of the wartime U.S. Naval Forces both in American and European waters, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and various foreign decorations. He evidenced foresight in urging the postwar development of fleet aviation. Admiral Mayo retired February 28 1921 and for 4 years served as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Home. He retained his commission as an Admiral by a 1930 Act of Congress. He died at Portsmouth, N.H., February 23 1937

GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER

Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May to November 1952
* Third Korean Winter
February to March 1953
* Korean Summer-Fall 1953
May to June 1953

Earned 3 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (3) - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Brigadier General Nelson M. Walker (1891-1944)
Walker was killed in action at Normandy on July 10 1944

 

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