ALBERT M BOE T-AKV 6
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.
Keel Laid 11 July 1945 as Liberty Ship SS Albert M. Boe Launched 26 September 1945 Completed and delivered to the WSA 30 October 1945 for charter Returned to MARCOM 15 November 1946 Withdrawn from reserve and assigned to the War Department 17 February 1947 |
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Postmarks
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USNS ALBERT M. BOE earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Albert M. Boe was serving as chief engineer of the United States Army interisland freighter FS-214 when that ship's starboard engine exploded on 13 April 1945. Staying in the engine room to shut off the stricken ship's engines, despite severe burns which caused his death, Boe saved his ship and the lives of his shipmates whom he had ordered topside, and earned the posthumous award of the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal. (The decoration is the highest award which can be bestowed upon members of that service and is the service’s equivalent of the Medal of Honor.)
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