GASCONADE APA 85

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.

Gilliam Class Attack Transport Keel Laid November 7 1944 as Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull Launched January 23 1945 Acquired by U.S. Navy March 10 1945 USS GASCONADE APA-85 Commissioned March 11 1945 - Decommissioned August 28 1946 Used as target in Atomic Bomb tests July 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Sunk July 21 1948 as torpedo target off California coast

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-14

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15656)

1945-10-31 to 1945-11-10

Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration G-8

1945-09-02

Tokyo Bay

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A county in Missouri

 

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