MILWAUKEE AOR 2

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.

Wichita Class Replenishment Oiler Keel Laid November 29 1966 - Launched January 1 1969 USS MILWAUKEE AOR-2 Commissioned November 1 1969 - Decommissioned January 27 1994 Struck from Naval Register April 8 1997 Laid up February 24 2001 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Sold January 15 2009 Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.

1. Covers Page 1     (1969-94)

 

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1969-11-01

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(n+u)

1969-11-01

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1989-07-04

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1979-04-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1989-07-22

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2-1e(n+)

1993-10-22

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1e(n+)

1994-01-27

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

MILWAUKEE earned one campaign star for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Libya, 1-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6-Lebanon, 2-Libya) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Coast Guard SOS Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

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