BLADEN APA 63: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS BLADEN APA-63
Commissioned October 18 1944 - Decommissioned December 26 1946

Struck from Naval Register October 20 1953
Sold 1960 for scrap

Naval Covers

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 (1945-46)

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.

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Post Office Established October 10 1944 - Disestablished April 13 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-05-18

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
2z (used after POD)

1946-11-29

Post office closed April 13 1946

Locy Type
2z

1946-11-29

Close-up view of the return address on the Nov 29 1946 cover

Locy Type
LDPS 2z Dec 25, 1946

1946-12-25

Last Day Postal Service

Other Information

BLADEN received two battle stars for World War II service
* Iwo Jima operation
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 19-28 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-10 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - A county in southern North Carolina

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.

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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS BLADEN APA-63_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
+<li>[[USS BLADEN APA-63_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period        -->
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<hr/>
+<h4>Post Office Established October 10 1944 - Disestablished April 13 1946</h4>
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>2z
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-05-18
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:JonBurdett bladen apa63 19450518 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:JonBurdett bladen apa63 19450518.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Censored wartime (WWII) use
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -11-29
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Bladen_APA63_19461129_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
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 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -11-29
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Bladen_APA63_19461129_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
+Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z Dec 25, 1946
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-25
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:JonBurdett bladen apa63 19461225 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett bladen apa63 19461225r pm.JPG|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:JonBurdett bladen apa63 19461225.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Last Day Postal Service (Records show date as April 13 1946)
+Last Day Postal Service
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-BLADEN received two battle stars for her World War II service <br/><br/>
+BLADEN received two battle stars for World War II service <br/>*
+'''Iwo Jima operation'''<br/>
+Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 19-28 1945<br/>*
+'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
+Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-10 1945<br/><br/>
 Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
 American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>