GENERAL OMAR BUNDY AP 152

Ship Name and Designation History

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General G. O. Squier Class Transport Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched August 5 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy January 6 1945 USS GENERAL OMAR BUNDY AP-152 Commissioned January 6 1945 - Decommissioned June 14 1946 Struck from Naval Register October 8 1946 Transferred to U.S. Army Transportain Service June 14 1946 USAT GENERAL OMAR BUNDY Commissioned August 30 1946 - Decommissioned December 12 1949 Returned to Maritime Commission December 12 1949 PORTMAR (Commercial Servive) Sold to Bethlehem Steel Corp. April 10 1964 and renamed PORT (Commercial Servive) Sold to Ashley Steamship Co., Inc. August 10 1976 and renamed POET (Commercial Servive) Sold to Hamilton Eugenia Corp. May 11 1979 and renamed Fate unknown presumed sunk 1980

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) ("GENERAL" omitted)

1946-06-04

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Locy Type 2z

1945-07-02

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-06-04

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

GENERAL OMAR BUNDY received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp).

NAMESAKE - Omar Bundy, born 17 June 1861 at New Castle, Ind., graduated from the Military Academy in 1883 and served on the American frontier, participating in campaigns against Crow and Sioux Indians. During the Spanish-American War he fought with the 5th Army Corps in Cuba and received the Silver Star for gallantry at El Caney. From 1899 to 1902 he served in the Philippines during the insurrection and subsequently, after teaching law at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., fought the Moros in the Philippines in 1905-06. General Bundy served within the continental United States until 1917 when he assumed command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Expeditionary Division, and sailed for France in June 1917. As a division and corps commander during World War I he participated in the occupation of the Toulon Rupt, and Troyon Sectors and served in the Aisne-Marne Operations and in the occupations of the Chateau-Thierry and Pas Fini Sectors. Following the war he commanded Camp Lee, Va., the VII Corps Area, the Philippine Division, and the V Corps Area. For his services in World War I, General Bundy was awarded the French Legion of Honor, Commander, and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. He died in Washington, D.C., 20 January 1940. {DANFS}

 

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