JAMES O HARA APA 90

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.

Frederick Funston Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C3-S1-A3) hull
Launched December 30 1941


1. USAT JAMES O'HARA
   Delivered to the US Army Transportation Service and Commissioned November 30 1942
   Acquired U.S. Navy April 15 1943
   
   
2. USS JAMES O'HARA APA-90
   Commissioned April 26 1943 - Decommissioned April 5 1946
   
   
3. USAT JAMES O'HARA
   Returned to U.S. Army Transportation Service 1946-50
   Reacquired U.S. Navy March 1 1950
   
   
4. USNS JAMES O'HARA T-AP-179
   Transferred to The Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
   Placed In Service April 28 1950 - Inactivated November 30 1959
   Transferred to the Maritime Administration January 14 1960
   Assigned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Puget Sound at Astoria, OR.
   
   Struck from the Naval Register July 1 1961
   Scrapped 1968

 

Naval Covers

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1. James O'Hara Covers Page 1    (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-03-19

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-03-19

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 9efsu

1946-02-20

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Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration J-5

1945-10-28

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Other Information

JAMES O'HARA earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service and 1 Battle Star for Korea

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - Philippine Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Captain James O'Hara (1752 - December 16 1819)
Revolutionary War Captain and later Quartermaster General under President George Washington. He was a very successful government businessman in procuring government contracts

 

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