SOLACE AH 5
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.
Built 1927 for The Clyde Mallory Steamship Line as IROQUOIS Acquired by U.S. Navy July 22 1940 and converted Hospital Ship |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-10-14 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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1941-10-14 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Louie C. Bean
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1941-10-14 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Alvin Franzblau
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1941-10-14 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Walter Czubay
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1945-06-22 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1941-11-22 |
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Stamps have FEC Ry. perfin (Florida East Coast Railway). Cachet by Jacques Minkus.
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1941-12-30 |
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Censored and cacheted.
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1942-01-15 |
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Censored, manuscript ship's name on front.
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1941-11-01 |
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Note:
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1946-03-25 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
Earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941
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Gilbert Islands operation Abemama Island November 1943
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Marshall Islands operation
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Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan and Guam, June - August 1944
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Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands Peleliu, September - October 1944
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Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February - March 1945
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Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (7)
World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for the word meaning comfort or consolation in a time of distress
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