BAYFIELD APA 33

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.

Bayfield Class Transport Keel Laid November 14 1942 as Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull Assigned U.S. Navy as Transport AP-78 Redesignated Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Launched February 15 1943 as SEA BASS Acquired by U.S. Navy June 30 1943 USS BAYFIELD APA-33 Placed in Reduced Commission June 30 - July 29 1943 for conversion Commissioned November 30 1943 - Decommissioned June 28 1968 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1968 Sold September 15 1969 to Levin Metals, San Pedro, CA for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-67)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Post Office Established January 23 1944 - Disestablished 1968

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-65

1957-01-25

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Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-65a

1953-08-25

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-02

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1966-10-13

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Locy Type 2z

1944-08-28

Censored Officers mail

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1966-10-13

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Locy Type 9efu (Br.)

1946-04-30

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Locy Type 9efu (BR.)

1955-04-16

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Other Information

BAYFIELD earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII
* Invasion of Normandy
June 6-25 1944
* Invasion of southern France
August 15 to September 25 1944
* Iwo Jima operation
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 19 to March 1 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-7 1945

Earned 5 Battle Stars for Korea
* North Korean Aggression
September 21 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
December 3-29 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive
February 26 to March 7 1951
* Second Korean Winter
April 19-23 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
October 17-18 1952

Earned 2 Campaign Stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnam Defense
July 4-9 1965
August 18-28 1965
August 31 to September 10 1965
October 22-26 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase II
February 2-16 1967
February 28 to March 10 1967
April 19 1967
April 25 to May 29 1967

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (5) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Taiwan Straits, 5-Quemoy-Matsu, 1 Cuba, 1-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A county in northwestern Wisconsin. Established on February 19 1845 as LaPointe County, it was renamed on April 12 1866 to honor Henry W. Bayfield, an officer of the Royal Navy who came to Canada during the War of 1812 and, following the return of peace, remained in the New World to survey the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and the coast of Labrador

 

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