RICHFIELD T-AGM 4

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.

Longview Class Missile Instrumentation Ship Keel Laid 12 June 1945 by the Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif. Launched 21 July 1945 OWENSBORO VICTORY (U.S. Victory Ship) Delivered to MARCOM for operation by Coastwise Lines (owned by Pacific Far East Line) 27 August 1945 Returned to MARCOM September 1946 for transfer to US Army Transferred to War Department, assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps USAT PRIVATE JOE E. MANN Commissioned 31 October 1947 Returned to MARCOM 7 August 1950 USNS PRIVATE JOE E. MANN T-AK-253 Transferred to US Navy 7 August 1950 & placed in service Manned by a civil service crew and operated under Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as a cargo ship Converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship in October 1958 USNS RICHFIELD T-AGM-4 Renamed & redesignated 27 November 1960 Placed out of service 21 November 1968 Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 21 November 1968 Sold for scrapping 16 March 1976

 

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Richfield T-AGM-4 Covers Page 1      (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Postmark Port Hueneme, CA

1963-08-09

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - PFC Joe Eugene Mann, USA (8 July 1922-19 September 1944)
        Mann, a member of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, on 18 September 1944 in Best, the Netherlands, he single-handedly destroyed an enemy emplacement and continued to fire on the enemy from an exposed position until being wounded. Despite his wounds, he insisted on serving guard duty during the night. The next morning, during an enemy attack, Mann smothered the blast of a hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on August 30, 1945.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Robert A. Nieman.

 

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