SAMUEL S MILES DE 183
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 July 5 1943 as MILES Renamed during construction Launched October 3 1943 |
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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 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.
- 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.
>>> 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 Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1945-03-18 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-12-15 |
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Sampler card of the ships various markings.
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Locy Type |
1945-12-15 |
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Sampler card of the ships various markings.
Other Information
Earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 stars
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star
NAMESAKE - Samuel Stockton Miles USNR (November 12 1913 - August 7 1942)
Miles received a B.A. degree from Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., in 1936, and an M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., in 1940. Dr. Miles was appointed Lieutenant (jg), Medical Corps, USNR, on May 16 1942. During the American attack upon Tulagi, Solomon Islands, August 7 1942, Lt.(jg) Miles bravely sought to administer medical treatment in the forward area. While attempting to reach casualties under heavy enemy fire, he was killed by the enemy. For his bravery and dedication, he was awarded The Silver Star
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