KASKASKIA AO 27

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.

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull Launched September 29 1939 as ESSO RICHMOND Acquired by U.S. Navy October 22 1940 USS KASKASKIA AO-27 Commissioned October 29 1940 - Decommissioned April 8 1955 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service USNS KASKASKIA T-AO-27 Placed In Service January 8 1957 - Out of Service October 21 1957 Struck from Naval Register January 2 1959 Reacquired and reinstated on Naval Register September 8 1961 USS KASKASKIA AO-27 Recommissioned December 6 1961 - Decommissioned December 19 1969 Struck from Naval Register December 19 1969 Sold September 1970 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. Taiwan, for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941-66)

 

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

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1st Post Office Period March 10 1941 to April 19 1948

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / OF SERVICE"

1941-04-01

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTB)

1946-10-27

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-10-01

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Locy Type 9v

1941-05-13 to 1941-05-25

Mark from back of cover

2nd Post Office Period January 1 1952 to January 19 1955

 

Locy Type 2

1941-04-01

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2nd Commissioning December 6 1961 to December 19 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1966-02-26

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Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS)

1962-03-29

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Other Information

KASKASKIA received 9 battle stars for World War II and 7 battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (9) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 3-Dominican Republic) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A river in Illinois

 

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