LA SALLE AP 102

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.

La Salle Class Transport
Launched April 29 1942 - Acquired by U.S. Navy March 18 1943


1. USS HOTSPUR AP-102
   Commissioned March 31 1943
   
   
2. USS LA SALLE AP-102
   Renamed April 6 1943
   Decommissioned July 24 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission July 25 1946
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 20 1946
   Leased to Waterman SS Corp. February 6 1948, under a GAA agreement
   
   
3. S.S. STONEWALL JACKSON (Merchant Service)
   Sold to Waterman SS Corp. August 18 1948 and renamed
   
   
4. S.S. JOHN C.
   Resold June 1953 to Atlantic Carriers, Inc. and renamed
   
   Wrecked and sold December 11 1968, to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp., Taiwan for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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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 August 6 1943 - Disestablished July 18 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-05

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-12

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-04-06

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Other Information

LA SALLE earned 8 Battle Stars for WWII service
* Gilbert Islands operation
Assault and occupation of Tarawa, November 20 to December 2 1943
* Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January 31 to February 8 1944
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 15-24 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Angaur, September 6 to October 14 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 13-21 and November 19-29 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 4-5 1945
* Manila Bay-Bicol operation
Zambales-Subic Bay, January 29-30 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 10-15 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Nov. 19 1943 and Apr. 11-16 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A town and county in Illinois named after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France in the 17th century

 

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