PRESIDENT JACKSON APA 18

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.

President Jackson Class Transport Keel Laid 2 October 1939 - Launched 7 June 1940 Delivered to American President Lines 25 October 1940 Acquired by U.S. Navy 30 June 1941 USS PRESIDENT JACKSON AP-37 Commissioned Transport (AP) 16 January 1942 USS PRESIDENT JACKSON APA-18 Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) 1 February 1943 USNS PRESIDENT JACKSON T-AP-18 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service 22 October 1949 Decommissioned 6 July 1955 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1958 Transferred 1 December 1958 to Maritime Commission for disposal Sold 23 April 1973 for scrap - Delivered 15 May 1973

Naval Covers

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1. USS President Jackson AP-37 / APA-18 Covers Page 1     (1942-1948)

 

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 2 February 1942 - Disestablished 1 February 1955

 

Locy Type 2f(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-46

1948-08-03

As APA-18

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-11-20

As APA-18

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-11-08

As APA-18

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-04-07

As APA-18. Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1947-04-15

As APA-18

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-05-01

As AP-37

 

Locy Type 9v

1943-05-10

As APA-18
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9x

1946-11-08

As APA-18

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-46a

1943-12-21

As APA-18
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type PPBz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-46b

1943-05-10

As APA-18

 

Other Information

PRESIDENT JACKSON earned 9 Battle Stars for World War II service
* Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings
August 7-9 1942
* Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
November 12 1942
* Treasury-Bougainville operation
Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, November 1 and 8-9 1943
* Guadalcanal (Third Savo)
November 12-15 1942
* Consolidation of the Solomon Island
Consolidation of southern Solomons, February 17 1943
* New Georgia Group operation
New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, June 30 1943
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 21-26 1944
* Luzon operations
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 11-12 1945
* Iwo Jima operation
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, March 6-9 1945

Earned 4 Battle Stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression
September 18-20 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 5-20 1950
* Inchon Landing
September 15-17 1950
* Second Korean Winter
January 25-26 1952

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (1 Nov 43, 21 Feb 45) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 - June 8 1845)
7th President of The United States

 

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