FULLER APA 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.

Heywood Class Transport
Keel Laid 1919 as CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 12 1940


1. USS FULLER AP-14
   Commissioned April 9 1941
   
   
2. USS FULLER APA-7
   Redesignated Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943
   Decommissioned March 20 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission July 1 1946 for disposal
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA
   
   Sold April 22 1957 to Dulien Steel Products Co. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Fuller Covers Page 1    (1941-46)

 

Postmarks

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Post office established March 1 1941 - Disestablished March 6 1946

 

Locy Type FDC Fz Apr 10, 1941 "USS FULLER / COMMISSIONED" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-31

1941-04-10

As AP-14

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1946-02-04

As APA-7
Add on cachet mis-identified as APA-8

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-31

1941-08-15

As AP-14

 

Other Information

FULLER received nine battle stars for World War II service
* Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings
August 7-9 1942
* Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
September 8,9 and 14 1942
* Treasury-Bougainville operation
Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, November 1, 8 and 9 1943
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 15 to July 28 1944
* Tinian capture and occupation
July 24-28 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September 6 to October 14 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, October 13-25 and November 14 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1 to 9 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 8 NOV 43) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (9) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

Personnel Awards...
Purple Heart (5-KIA NOV 8 43)

NAMESAKE - Major General Ben Hebard Fuller, USMC (February 27 1870 - June 11 1937).
MGen Fuller was the 15th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1930-1934) and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, Philippine-American War, and World War I. His awards include; Medal of Military Merit of Santo Domingo; Presidential Medal of Merit of Nicaragua; Spanish Campaign Medal; Philippines Campaign Medal; China Campaign Medal; Victory Medal; Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal for service in Panama; Santo Domingo, and Haiti.
Note: MGen Fuller was the father of Captain Edward C. Fuller of the 6th Marines, who was killed in action in the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War I.

USS FULLER DD-297 was named for Capt. Fuller.

 

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