AUBURN AGC 10

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.

Mount McKinley Class Amphibious Force Command Ship Keel Laid August 14 1943 as "SS KATHAY" Launched October 19 1943 Acquired U.S. Navy January 31 1944 and converted for Naval service USS AUBURN AGC-10 Commissioned July 20 1944 - Decommissioned May 7 1947 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Transferred to Maritime Administration for disposal November 1960 Sold 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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)

1946-03-19

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Locy Type 2z

1945-04-18

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-04-04

Note:

 

Locy Type FAKE "NAVY / 1945 / DAY"

1945-10-27

USCS Postmark Catalog states "The 9efu with slogan killers are fake combinations, probably made with a stolen cancel"

 

Locy Type FAKE "5706"

1946-04-15

USCS Postmark Catalog states "The 9efu with slogan killers are fake combinations, probably made with a stolen cancel"

 

Other Information

AUBURN earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Iwo Jima operation, Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February - March 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May - June 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic -Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for Mount Auburn, northwest of Cambridge, Mass.

 

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