GENERAL M L HERSEY T-AP 148

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.

General G. O. Squier Class Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched April 1 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy May 31 1944 USS GENERAL M. L. HERSEY AP-148 Commissioned July 29 1944 - Decommissioned June 1 1946 Struck from Naval Registry October 8 1946 Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation USAT GENERAL M. L. HERSEY Commissioned June 6 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service USNS GENERAL M. L. HERSEY T-AP-148 Placed In Service March 1 1950 - Out of Service June 11 1954 Returned to MARAD September 3 1959 Struck from Naval Registry July 1960 PITTSBURG (Commercial Service) Transferred to Sea-Land Service Lines August 16 1968 and renamed ST. LOUIS Renamed September 1969 Converted to Container Ship January 10 1970 Scrapped April 1988

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1946-02-01

As AP-148

 

Other Information

GENERAL M. L. HERSEY received the following awards during her Navy career...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2) - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Mark Leslie Hersey, born in Stetson, Maine, 1 December 1863, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887 and served with the 9th Infantry in Arizona until 1891. He was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine during the next 4 years. He fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and again served with the 9th Infantry in the Philippines during the hostilities in China during the Boxer Rebellion. After participating in the Samar Campaign in the Philippines, he returned to the United States in 1902. During World War I, as commander of the 4th Division, A.E.F., he participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the French Legion of Honor, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Promoted to Major General 20 September 1924, he retired from active duty 2 November. Major General Hersey died at Tampa, Fla., 22 January 1934. {DANFS}

 

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