CAVALIER APA 37

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.

Bayfield Class Attack Transport Keel Laid December 10 1942 as Maritime Commission type (C-3-S-A2) hull Assigned to U.S. Navy as Transport AP-82 Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Launched March 15 1943 USS CAVALIER APA-37 Placed in Reduced Commission July 19 - August 25 1943 Commissioned (Full) January 16 1944 - Decommissioned September 30 1968 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1968 Sold September 15 1969 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-67)

 

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.
 
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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 2(n+)

1967-09-22

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Locy Type 2tnu

1947-11-17

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1961-04-03

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Locy Type 2z

1944-07-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-12-29

Type 2 killers used on stamp

 

Locy Type 9fu

1953-11-10 to 1956-09-26

Cut piece added to earlier cover

 

Other Information

CAVALIER received five battle stars for World War II service, four battle stars for Korean War service and five campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (4) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Individual Awards...
Purple Heart (1 KIA, 22 WIA, January 9 1945, 50 WIA, January 30 1945)

NAMESAKE - A county in North Dakota

 

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