CATOCTIN AGC 5

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.

Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull Launched January 23 1943 as MARY WHITRIDGE Acquired by U.S. Navy August 31 1943 USS CATOCTIN AGC-5 Placed in Temporary Commission August 31 - October 11 1943 Commissioned (Full) January 24 1944 - Decommissioned February 26 1947 Transferred to Maritime Administration December 30 1959 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register March 1 1960 Sold 1960 to Walsh Construction Co., South Portland, ME for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-28

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-01-10

Note the misspelling in the canceler (Oatoctin)

 

Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Invasion of southern France, August - September 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, August 18 1944)
China Service Medal (extended)
American Campaign Medal
Europe-Africa-Middle Campaign Service Medal (1)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Personnel Awards...
Pearl Heart (6-KIA, 31-WIA, August 18 1944)

NAMESAKE - A mountain in Maryland

 

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