JUPITER AVS 8

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.

Aldebaran Class Cargo Ship Built in 1939 as FLYING CLOUD Renamed SANTA CATALINA (Date unknown) Acquired by U.S. Navy June 19 1941 USS JUPITER AK-43 Commissioned August 22 1942 USS JUPITER AVS-8 Redesignated Aviation Stores Issue Ship (AVS) July 31 1945 Decommissioned May 23 1947 Recommissioned October 10 1950 - Decommissioned August 1 1965 Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) August 1 1964 Struck from Naval Register August 1 1965 Sold March 1971 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Jupiter Covers Page 1     (1946-62)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning August 22 1942 to May 23 1947

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-08-10

As AVS-8

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2nd Commissioning October 10 1950 - August 1 1965

 

Locy Type 2 1950

1950-11-09

As AVS-8
First Day of Postal Service cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson posted 2 days late

 

Locy Type 2 1950

1950-12-25

As AVS-8
Christmas.

 

Locy Type 2 1959

1962-05-26

As AVS-8

 

Locy Type 9efu

1950-12-25

As AVS-8
Christmas. This postmark is on the backside of this cover.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1964-04-14

As AVS-8
Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9ef(nu)

1964-04-14

As AVS-8
Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

JUPITER received 6 battle stars for World War II and 7 battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 6 Battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - The largest planet in the solar system.

 

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