GERONIMO YTM 119

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.

District Harbor Tug Built - Launched (Date unknown) USS YT-119 Commissioned March 7 1933 - until about 1939 GERONIMO YT-119 The name GERONIMO was assigned about 1939, first seen in the 1940 Navy Directory. This was the name and designation at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor GERONIMO YTM-119 Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium (YTM) on May 15 1944 Placed Out of Service April 30 1946 Struck from The Naval Register December 30 1946 Sold July 23 1948 by The War Assets Administration to John Hanson Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Geronimo YTM-119 Covers Page 1    (2016)

 

Postmarks

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USPS Type 9 "Naval Sta MOU No 1" Pearl Harbor HI

2016-12-07

N/A

This is one of a several cachet covers from small Pearl Harbor ships that cachetmaker Alvin Eckert has done.

 

Other Information

USS GERONIMO YT-119 was at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941

USS GERONIMO YT-119 earned the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

 

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