CECIL APA 96
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.
- Bayfield Class Attack Transport
- USS CECIL APA-96
Placed in Reduced Commission February 27 - March 6 1944
Commissioned September 15 1944 - Decommissioned May 24 1946
Returned to Maritime Commission May 25 1946
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
- SS STEEL ADMIRAL (Merchant Service)
Sold 1948 and renamed
Scrapped 1973
Keel Laid June 24 1943 as SEA ANGLER
Launched September 27 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy February 26 1944 and renamed
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- Covers Page 1 (1945-46)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1946-03-08 |
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Cachet by Louis S. Pentel
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Locy Type |
1946-03-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-06-26 |
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Censored sailor's mail.
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Locy Type |
1945-11-29 |
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Manuscript Ship's name on front
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-02 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-02 |
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Censored
Other Information
CECIL earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Iwo Jima operation, February 1945
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Okinawa operation, March 1945
CECIL APA-96 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Maryland.
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