TREGO AKA 78

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid April 14 1944 - Launched June 20 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 4 1944 USS TREGO AKA-78 Commissioned December 21 1944 - Decommissioned May 21 1946 Laid up May 22 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Struck from Naval Register June 5 1946 MASON LYKES (Commercial Service) Sold 1946 to Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. and renamed FLOWER HILL Sold to T.J. Stevensons Steamship Co. and renamed Sold October 27 1969 to Tung Tan Manufacturing Col. Ltd. Taiwan for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15147)

1945-01-13 to 1945-01-14

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

TREGO received one battle star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto June 3-11 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - A county in Kansas named for Capt. Edward P. Trego of the 8th Kansas Regiment who was killed during the Battle of Chicamauga on 19 September 1863

 

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