CURTISS AV 4

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.

Curtiss Class Seaplane Tender
Keel Laid April 25 1938 - Launched April 20 1940


1. USS CURTISS AV-4
   Commissioned November 15 1940 - Decommissioned September 24 1957
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1963
   Sold February 1972 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-57)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established November 25 1940 - Disestablished June 27 1957

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Dec 3, 1940 "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV"

1940-12-03

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-90

1946-08-21

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-90a

1950-03-03

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-90d

1953-04-23

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-90e

1954-09-13

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Locy Type 2z*

1944-08-23

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-01-09

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 3z (BBT)

1941-06-22

Combo strike

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-10-08

"U.S.S. CURTISS" written in pen on stamp

 

Locy Type 9efu

1953-04-23

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Locy Type 9v

1941-01-09

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Locy Type 9efw

1941-01-09

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Locy Type 9x

1941-01-09

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-90b

1946-04-03

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Other Information

CURTISS earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service
* Pearl Harbor
December 7 1941
* Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings
August 7-9 1942
* Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
August 10 1942 to February 8 1943
* Santa Cruz Islands
October 26 1942
* Gilbert Islands operation
November 13 to December 8 1943
* Consolidation of Solomon Islands
Consolidation of southern Solomon Islands, February 8 to June 9 1943
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 22 to June 25 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (7) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - Antarctic Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21 1878 - July 23 1930) the renowned pioneer in aviation. He set many aeronautical records and designed several types of planes. Curtiss trained many of the early naval aviators and established a firm to manufacture aircraft

 

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