GENERAL OMAR BUNDY AP 152

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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.

    General G. O. Squier Class Transport
    Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull
    Launched August 5 1944
    Acquired by U.S. Navy January 6 1945

  1. USS GENERAL OMAR BUNDY AP-152
    Commissioned January 6 1945 - Decommissioned June 14 1946

    Struck from Naval Register October 8 1946
    Transferred to U.S. Army Transportain Service June 14 1946

  2. USAT GENERAL OMAR BUNDY
    Commissioned August 30 1946 - Decommissioned December 12 1949
    Returned to Maritime Commission December 12 1949

  3. PORTMAR (Commercial Servive)
    Sold to Bethlehem Steel Corp. April 10 1964 and renamed

  4. PORT (Commercial Servive)
    Sold to Ashley Steamship Co., Inc. August 10 1976 and renamed

  5. POET (Commercial Servive)
    Sold to Hamilton Eugenia Corp. May 11 1979 and renamed

    Fate unknown presumed sunk 1980

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.

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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Locy Type
2(n)
("GENERAL" omitted)

1946-06-04

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Locy Type
2z

1945-07-02

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Locy Type
LDPS 2(n)

1946-06-04

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

GENERAL OMAR BUNDY received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp).

NAMESAKE - Omar Bundy, born 17 June 1861 at New Castle, Ind., graduated from the Military Academy in 1883 and served on the American frontier, participating in campaigns against Crow and Sioux Indians. During the Spanish-American War he fought with the 5th Army Corps in Cuba and received the Silver Star for gallantry at El Caney. From 1899 to 1902 he served in the Philippines during the insurrection and subsequently, after teaching law at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., fought the Moros in the Philippines in 1905-06. General Bundy served within the continental United States until 1917 when he assumed command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Expeditionary Division, and sailed for France in June 1917. As a division and corps commander during World War I he participated in the occupation of the Toulon Rupt, and Troyon Sectors and served in the Aisne-Marne Operations and in the occupations of the Chateau-Thierry and Pas Fini Sectors. Following the war he commanded Camp Lee, Va., the VII Corps Area, the Philippine Division, and the V Corps Area. For his services in World War I, General Bundy was awarded the French Legion of Honor, Commander, and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. He died in Washington, D.C., 20 January 1940. {DANFS}

 


 

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