BIG HORN IX 207

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.

Miscellaneous Unclassified Built 1936 as "SS GULF DAWN" Acquired by US Navy 31 March 1942 Navy and modified as a Q-ship USS BIG HORN AO-45 Commissioned as Fleet Oiler (AO) 16 April 1942 Decommissioned 17 January 1944 Transferred to US Coast Guard USCG BIGHORN WAO-124 Commissioned as Weather Ship 17 January 1944 Decommissioned 1 February 1945 Returned to US Navy USS BIG HORN IX-207 Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 1 February 1945 Decommissioned 6 May 1946 Struck from Naval Register 5 July 1946 Sold for merchant service 3 July 1947 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Big Horn AO-45 Covers Page 1     (1943)
2. USCGC Big Horn WAO-124 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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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1st Commissioning 16 April 1942 to 17 January 1944

 

Locy Type 9uz*

1943-06-14

Mark from back of cover

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U.S. Coast Guard Commissioning 17 January 1944 to 1 February 1945

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1944-08-04

Censored crew member mail. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type 3az

1944-03-08

Postmark not reported in the USCS Postmark Catalog. Registered Official Business. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-08-11

N/A

Postmark did not originate from the ship. Tobacco acknowledgement card to General Motors.

 

Other Information

USS BIG HORN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval/Coast Guard career.

NAMESAKE - A river in Montana and Wyoming.

 

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