KERMIT ROOSEVELT ARG 16
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 August 30 1944 as DEAL ISLAND Renamed September 29 1944 Launched October 5 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy October 21 1944 |
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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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1946-55)
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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1953-07-04 |
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1955-03-05 |
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1947-10-31 |
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Note: Cachet Category Columbus Day and Cachet Maker Donald R. Graf
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1946-05-07 |
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1955-03-05 |
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1947-02-06 |
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Other Information
KERMIT ROOSEVELT received 3 battle stars for Korean War Service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Kermit Roosevelt (October 10 1889 - June 4 1943)
Roosevelt was the second son of President Theodore Roosevelt. Following graduation from Harvard University in 1912, he accompanied his father to Brazil on an exploration expedition seeking the source of the River of Doubt and remained in South America for 4 years. In 1917 he was commissioned in the British Army to serve under General Maude in the Mesopotamia campaign. Transferring to the American Army in France in 1918, he served as a captain in the 7th Field Artillery until the end of the war. He then devoted his energy and talents to the merchant marine. During the next 20 years, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Ship & Commerce Corp.; the founder and president of the Roosevelt Steamship Co., and the vice president of Kerr Steamship Co., the American Mercantile Marine, and the United States Lines. At the outbreak of World War II in Europe in September 1939, he was recommissioned in the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army with the rank of major. In 1941, after serving in Norway and Egypt, he was "invalided out" of the British Army. In July 1942 he was commissioned Major in the U.S. Army and served in Alaska until his death June 4 1943
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