PINKNEY APH 2
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 June 3 1941 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S1-A1) hull Launched December 4 1941 as ALCOA CORSAIR Designated for U.S. Navy use May 23 1942 as MERCY APH-2 Renamed August 13 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 27 1942 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
- Pinkney Covers Page 1 (1945)
- Private Elden H. Johnson Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
|
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
|---|
|
Locy Type |
1945-12-17 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1955-02-07 |
 |
N/A |
The ship had no postal facilities.
|
Unused |
c 1956 |
 |
 |
Real photo postcard. Contributed by William Pepe.
Other Information
PINKNEY earned six battle stars during World War II
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 28 April 1945-Okinawa) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
Personnel Awards...
Purple Heart (18-KIA, April 28 1945 - Okinawa)
NAMESAKE -
PINKNEY
Ninian Pinkney (June 7 1811 - December 15 1877)
Medical Director of the Navy, Pinkney served throughout the Civil War
ELDEN H. JOHNSON (1921 – June 3 1944)
Johnson was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. Johnson joined the Army from East Weymouth, Massachusetts, and by June 3 1944 was serving as a Private in the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. When his unit was ambushed on that day, near Valmontone, Italy, he deliberately drew the hostile German fire onto himself so that his comrades could escape. He succeeded in destroying a German machine gun position before he was killed. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on May 16 1945
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum