WEST MILTON ARD 7

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.

ARD-2 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock Keel Laid (date unknown) - Launched (date unknown) USS ARD-7 Commissioned 23 June 1943 - Decommissioned 2 July 1946 Laid up in reserve 2 July 1946 ARD-7 Reactivated in 1954 WEST MILTON ARD-7 Named 18 May 1976 Placed out of service 30 March 1981 Struck from the Naval Register 23 August 1990 Title transfer 23 January 1992 to MARAD Final Disposition, fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. West Milton ARD-7 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 August 23 1943 - Disestablished April 2 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-08-01

USS ARD-7. Official Business

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-08-04

USS ARD-7

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Placed In Service 1954 - Placed out of Service 30 March 1981

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Red Hook Sta." Brooklyn NY

1954-01-13

N/A

ARD-7

 

USPS 4-bar Postmark Groton, CT Submarine Base Station

1978-05-25

WEST MILTON ARD-7. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS ARD-7 / WEST MILTON earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A village in Saratoga County, New York—the site of an early nuclear reactor important in the development of the Navy's nuclear propulsion plants.

 

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