BALDUCK APD 132

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.

Crosley Class High Speed Transport Keel Laid 17 June 1944 as DE-716 Redesignated July 17 1944 Launched October 27 1944 USS BALDUCK APD-132 Commissioned May 7 1945 - Decommissioned May 31 1946 Recommissioned November 5 1953 - Decommissioned February 28 1958 Redesignated Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR) January 1 1969 While in reserve Struck from Naval Register July 15 1975 Sold December 6 1976 to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, CA for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Bay City MI Machine

1944-10-27

Launching

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1st Commissioning May 7 1945 to May 31 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15806)

1945-11-26

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Remi August Balduck USMC (March 30 1918 - November 9 1942)
Balduck enlisted in the Marine Corps September 4 1940, and was killed in action November 9 1942 while leading the repulse of a Japanese frontal attack against American positions on Guadalcanal. For his actions he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross

 

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