TASKER H BLISS AP 42

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.

Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport Built 1921 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA PRESIDENT CLEVELAND (Passenger Liner) Owned and operated by American President Lines Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed USAT TASKER H. BLISS Transferred to U.S. Navy August 19 1942 USS TASKER H. BLISS AP-42 Commissioned September 15 1942 SUNK (Torpedo attack) November 12 1942, at Fedhala Roads, Morocco Struck from Naval Register December 7 1942

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1926-39)

 

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

 

USPO Slogan City Hall Sta, New York

1926-01-29 to 1926-01-29

As S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

 

U.S.T.P. SEA POST Duplex

1939-12-04 to 1939-12-04

As S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

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NO TASKER H. BLISS POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

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Other Information

TASKER H. BLISS received one battle star for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive--November 12 1942) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31 1853 - November 9 1930)
Bliss graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1875. In Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he was assigned to General Wilson as Chief of Staff. He fought in all major engagements in Puerto Rico and was breveted a Colonel for outstanding service. After the war, Bliss served as Collector of Customs for Cuba and negotiated the treaty of reciprocity with Cuba in 1902. After several important administrative appointments in the United States and the Philippines, he was named Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army in 1915 and Chief of Staff in 1917. A scholarly yet energetic officer, General Bliss helped greatly to work out plans for American mobilization for World War I. In 1917 he was appointed to the Supreme War Council in Paris and had much to do with the negotiations leading up to the Versailles Treaty. Subsequently, he was a commissioner and a signer of the treaty. During the last years of his life, General Bliss was devoted to historical study, and was awarded many honorary degrees and The Distinguished Service Medal. He died in Washington, D.C., November 9 1930

 

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