JUNIPER WLB 201
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 2 May 1994 - Launched 24 June 1995 Recommissioned 26 October 2020 |
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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).
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- USCGC Juniper WLB-201 Covers Page 1 (1997-2022)
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 Cover Image |
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Locy Type F |
2020-10-26 |
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Reactivation. Postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, collectors request by Greg Ciesielski
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Locy Type F |
2020-10-26 |
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Reactivation. Postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, collectors request by Greg Ciesielski
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Locy Type F |
2020-10-26 |
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Departing USCG Yard Curtis Bay. Postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, collectors request by Greg Ciesielski
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Locy Type F |
2020-11-24 |
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Panama Canal Transit. Postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Michael Brock
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Locy Type F |
2020-12-12 |
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Arrival to USCG Base Sand Island Hawaii. Postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Michael Brock
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Locy Type F |
2022-02-26 |
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Duty in American Samoa. Collector request from Foster E. Miller, III.
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Locy Type F |
2022-05-05 |
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Duty at Midway Atoll. Collector request from Greg Ciesielski.
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Locy Type F |
2022-06-17 |
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Change of Command. From the Foster E. Miller, III Collection.
Other Information
USCGC JUNIPER has earned the USCG Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon w/ "H" device, the DOT Secretary Outstanding Unit Ribbon w/ Operational Distinguishing Device, the CG Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ Operational Distinguishing Device, the Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 1 silver award star and the Operational Distinguishing Device, the USCG Meritorious Team Commendation Ribbon w/ Operational Distinguishing Device, the Coast Guard "E" Excellence Ribbon (4 awards), the National Defense Service Medal and the Special Operations Service Ribbon as of 2021.
NAMESAKE - An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, having scale-like, often prickly foliage, fragrant wood, and bluish-gray berry-like fruit.
Three cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name JUNIPER - USCGC Juniper, USCGC Juniper WLM-224 and USCGC Juniper WLB-201.
The ships sponsor is Ellen Hart Peña, wife of Federico Peña, United States Secretary of Transportation 1993-1997.
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