HENRICO APA 45

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 Attack Transport Keel Laid as SEA DARTER Assigned to U.S. Navy as Naval Transport AP-90 Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Launched March 31 1943 - Acquired U.S. Navy June 23 1943 USS HENRICO APA-45 Placed in Reduced Commission June 24 1943 - July 8 1943 for conversion Commission (Full) November 26 1943 - Decommissioned February 14 1968 Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA) January 1 1969, while in reserve Struck from Naval Register June 1 1973 Sold October 1 1979

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-55)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2

1955-08-25

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Locy Type 2tnu

1948-06-24

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Locy Type 2z

1945-01-27

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-09-29

Cachet by Harry Klotzbach

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-33a

1957-09-14

Cachet by Louis C. Bakula. Postmark is on the backside of this cover.

 

Other Information

HENRICO earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
* Invasion of southern France, Bale de Pompelonne, August 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May - April 1945

Earned 9 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression, August - October 1950
* Inchon Landing, September 1950
* Communist China Aggression, November - December 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive, February 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive, November 1951
* Second Korean Winter, December 1951 - January 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, June 1952
* Third Korean Winter, April 1953
* Korean Summer-Fall 1953, May - July 1953

Earned 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, August 1966 - March 1967

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (9) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 6-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Individual Awards...
Purple Heart (49 KIA, April 2 1945 Okinawa)

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia

 

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