GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL AP 119

Ship Name and Designation History

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General John Pope Class Transport Keel Laid 14 March 1944 Named General C.H. Barth AP-119 15 April 1944 Name changed 24 August 1944 - Launched 3 September 1944 Acquired by US Navy 4 January 1945 USS GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL AP-119 Commissioned 6 January 1945 - Decommissioned 10 May 1946 Struck from Naval Register 21 May 1946 USAT GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL Transferred to the Army Transportation Service Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 USNS GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL T-AP-119 Reacquired by the US Navy and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 20 July 1950 Placed out of service and returned to the Maritime Commission 12 June 1958 Reacquired and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) 18 August 1965 - Out of Service 31 March 1986 Struck from Naval Register 31 March 1986 Sold 10 April 1987 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS General William Weigel AP-119 Covers Page 1     (1945)
2. USAT General William Weigel Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
3. USNS General William Weigel T-AP-119 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 15 December 1944 - Post Office Disestablished 9 May 1946

1st Commissioning, AP-119

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-04

Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15334)

1945-12-23

Mark from back of cover

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No Postal Facilities

4th Commissioning, T-AP-119

 

Ships Marking US Army & Air Force Postal Service 4-bar Cancel FPO 96337

1967-07-28

Ships Crew Mail

 

Other Information

GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - MGen William Weigel, USA (25 August 1863 - 4 March 1936)
Weigel graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887. After fighting in the Indian Wars as a junior officer, he took part in the Cuban campaign during the Spanish-American War and was active in the Philippine Insurrection. As a division commander during World War; I, he commanded troops in the Aisne-Marne offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign. Following the war he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, and served as Chief of Staff, Department of the East. Weigel later was a divisional commander and in 1&27 headed the Philippine Department. He retired as a Major General August 25 1927 and filled various civic and patriotic posts until his death in New York March 4 1936

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Earl L. Mann, a niece of Major General Weigel.

The following image is the front of a postcard, date unknown. The lettering on the bow says: U.S. Army Transport / General Wm Weigel. Contributed by Charis DeCamp.

 

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