PLATTE AO 24

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.

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull
Launched July 8 1939


1. USS PLATTE AO-24
   Commissioned December 10 1939 - Decommissioned September 19 1970
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 25 1970
   Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
   Sold May 14 1971 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-69)

 

Postmarks

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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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Post Office Established January 25 1940 - Disestablished September 19 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PENNA."

1940-01-27

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Lloyd A. Nace

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PENNA."

1940-01-27

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen
 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-12-01

30 Years in Commission

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1948-04-20

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Locy Type 3r (A-TBT)

1946-11-17

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Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "HOUSTON / TEXAS"

1940-04-22

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Locy Type 9v

1945-08-04 to 1945-08-24

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Mark from back of USS SAMUEL N. MOORE DD-747 cover
 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-32

1941-10-01

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Other Information

PLATTE earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pacific Raids
February 1 1942
* Gilbert Islands operation
November 21-24 1943
* Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January 29 to February 8 1944
Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll, February 17 to March 2 1944
* Asiatic-Pacific Raids - 1944
Truk attack, February 16-17 1944
Marianas attack, February 21-22 1944
Truk, Satawan, Ponape raid, April 29 to May 1 1944
* Hollandia operation
April 21-24 1944
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 11 to August 10 1944
3rd Bonins raid, July 3-4 1944
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 12 to August 15 1944
* Tinian capture and occupation
July 20 to August 10 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September 6 to October 14 1944
Assault on the Philippine Islands, September 9-24 1944
* Iwo Jima operation
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 15-26 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 16 to June 11 1945
* 3rd Fleet operations against Japan
July 10-18 and July 26 to August 15 1945

Earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea)
* First UN Counter Offensive
April 4-11, 15, and 19-21 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 22-26 1951
May 4-11 1951
April 22-26 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive
July 11 to August 3 1951
August 10 to September 5 1951
* Second Korean Winter
January 23 to February 3 1952 February 10-22 1952
March 3-10 1952
March 19 to April 6 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
June 8-21 1952
July 1-19 1952
July 26 to August 5 1952
August 14-29 1952
September 5-8 1952
* Korean, Summer-Fall 1953
May 11-21 1953 June 9-17, and 22-27 1953

Earned 8 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnam Defense Campaign
July 12-22 1965
July 28 to August 4 1965
* Vietnam Defense Counteroffensive
March 13-14, and 22-29 1966
April 7-15, and 26-30 1966
May 9-18 1966
June 4-8, and 12-18 1966
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase II
July 3-11, and 15-20 1966
July 30 to August 6 1966
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase III
July 31 to August 8 1967
August 14-23 1967
August 28 to September 8 1967
September 13-22 1967
September 29 to October 9 1967
October 16-25 1967
October 29 to November 1 1967
November 24 to December 5 1967
December 12-21 1967
January 6-15 1968
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase V
September 17-23 1968
October 2-9, and 16-23 1968
October 29 to November 1 1968
* Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase VI
November 2-4 1968
November 11-16 1968
November 27 to December 2 1968
December 6-14, and 20-29 1968
February 6-18 1969
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
November 27 to December 6 1969
January 1-4 and 6-13 1970
February 4-13 and 18-22 1970
March 12-18 1970
* Consolidation II
February 15 1972

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 1-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (8) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit citation (9) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803

 

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