DOYEN APA 1

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.

Doyen Class Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (P1-S2-L2) hull at Consolidated Steel Co. Los Angeles CA Launched July 9 1942 as Transport "DOYEN AP-2" Redesignated Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy April 20 1943 USS DOYEN APA-1 Commissioned May 22 1943 - Decommissioned March 22 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission June 22 1946 for disposal Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet BAY STATE (Training Ship) Transferred to Massachusetts Maritime Academy 1959 and renamed Returned to Maritime Administration January 1974 for disposal Sold January 23 1973 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

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*

1944-04-15

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1946-03-18

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

DOYEN earned 6 Battle Stars for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbons (retroactive, August 11 - September 24 1943) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Charles A. Doyen USMC (September 3 1859 - October 6 1918)
Doyen was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1881, later commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He organized and commanded the 5th Regiment in World War I, and in France took command of the 4th Brigade, composed of the 5th and 6th Regiments and the 6th Gun Battalion. His devoted service training this brigade broke his health, and he was forced to return to the United States, where he died October 6 1918. But his brigade went on to win historic victories at Chateau Thierry and in Belleau Wood. Doyen's contribution to these victories was recognized by the posthumous award of The Distinguished Service Medal

 

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