ALLENDALE APA 127

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport Keel Laid July 1 1944 as Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull Launched September 9 1944 Acquired U.S. Navy from Maritime Commission November 21 1944 USS ALLENDALE APA-127 Commissioned November 22 1944 - Decommissioned March 14 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission March 20 1946 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA Struck from Naval Register March 28 1946 Sold March 4 1988 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

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Post Office Established October 15 1944 - Disestablished February 6 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z (used after POD)

1946-03-11

Tazewell G. Nicholson cover postmarked too late for the closing of the post office on Feb. 6, 1946 and too early for the decommissioning on Mar. 14, 1946.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-02-06

Last Day of Postal Service

 

Other Information

ALLENDALE earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-9 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A county in southwestern South Carolina

 

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