TANGIER AV 8
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 March 18 1939 - Launched September 15 1939 as SEA ARROW Renamed June 3 1940 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 8 1940 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
- Cover Page 1 (1941-42)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-08-25
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1941-08-25
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First Day of Postal Service, Serviced by - Howard D. Rowloff USCS #1537
Add-on cachet (2006) by - Mike Hebert USCS #7913
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1941-08-25
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by - Walter Czubay
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1941-09-25
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Keel Laid for USS Sunfish SS-281, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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1942-11-02
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Note:
Other Information
Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
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Western New Guinea operations
Morotai Landings September - December 1944
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Luzon operation
3rd Fleet supporting operations January - March 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
China Service Medal (extended)
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for an island and a sound in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Both are located near the Maryland-Virginia border. The island belongs to Virginia and the sound to Maryland.
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