YOSEMITE AD 19

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.

Dixie Class Destroyer Tender Keel Laid January 19 1942 - Launched May 16 1943 USS YOSEMITE AD-19 Commissioned March 26 1944 - Decommissioned January 27 1994 Struck from Naval Register January 27 1994 Sunk as target November 18 2003

Naval Covers

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1. USS Yosemite AD-19 Covers Page 1    (1944-94)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established May 25 1944 - Disestablished January 27 1994

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4

1950-05-20

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Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4a

1955-04-07

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Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4c

1951-07-04

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Locy Type 2(n)

1948-10-11

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4d

1963-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1974-05-25

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Locy Type 2z

1944-10-20

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1977-02-02

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1987-09-14

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Locy Type 7t

1953-08-22

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Locy Type 7dit(n+u) ("POW/MIA")

1971-10-16

Add-on cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 9ft(n)y (USS,USPO)

1966-01-12

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4h

1979-05-25

35th Anniversary, ships cachet.

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Y-4g

1946-02-09

Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)
USCS Postmark Catalog shows "SASEBO / JAPAN" in killers much like the Type 2z below which is unlisted

 

Locy Type P (Unlisted) "SASEBO / JAPAN"

1945-10-04

Sailor mail

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520290) ZIP 34083

1990-07-16

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Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) Jan 27, 1994

1994-01-27

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS YOSEMITE earned a Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (3 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Philippines Liberation Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A valley in east central California on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is now the site of Yosemite National Park.

 

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