PLATTE AO 24

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.

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull
Launched July 8 1939


1. USS PLATTE AO-24
   Commissioned December 10 1939 - Decommissioned September 19 1970
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 25 1970
   Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
   Sold May 14 1971 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-69)

 

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 January 25 1940 - Disestablished September 19 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PENNA."

1940-01-27

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Lloyd A. Nace

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PENNA."

1940-01-27

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen
 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-12-01

30 Years in Commission

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1948-04-20

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Locy Type 3r (A-TBT)

1946-11-17

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Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "HOUSTON / TEXAS"

1940-04-22

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-32

1941-10-01

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Other Information

PLATTE earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Battle of The Coral Sea
* Eastern New Guinea operations
* Battle of Midway
* Consolidation of Solomon Islands
* Marshall Islands operation
* Marianas operation
* Tinian Capture and occupation
* Western Caroline Islands - Palau
* Leyte operations
* Okinawa Gunto operation
* 3rd Fleet operations against Japan

Earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea)
* First UN Counter Offensive April 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive April - May 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive July - September 1951
* Second Korean Winter January - April 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 June - September 1952
* Korean, Summer-Fall 1953 May - June 1953

Earned 8 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnam Defense Campaign July - August 1965
* Vietnam Defense Counteroffensive March - June 1966
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase II July - August 1966
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase III July 1967 - January 1968
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase V September - November 1968
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase VI November 1968 - February 1969
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 November 1969 - March 1970
* Consolidation II February 1972

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 1-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (8) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit citation (9) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803

 

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