KISHWAUKEE AOG 9

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.

Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker Keel Laid September 22 1942 - Launched July 24 1943 USS KISHWAUKEE AOG-9 Commissioned May 27 1944 - Decommissioned April 2 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 1965 Recommissioned September 1 1966 - Decommissioned January 15 1970 Laid up at West Loch, Pearl Harbor Struck from Naval Register August 1 1974 Sold November 1 1979 for conversion to fishing vessel Scrapped (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-49)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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Other Information

KISHWAUKEE earned two battle stars for World War II service and seven campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Okinawa 1945, Da Nang 1969) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A river in Illinois

 

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