GENERAL C G MORTON T-AP 138

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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.

    General G. O. Squier Class Transport
    Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull
    Launched March 15 1944
    Acquired by U.S. Navy May 18 1944

  1. USS GENERAL C.G. MORTON AP-138
    Commissioned July 7 1944 - Decommissioned March 1946

    Struck from Naval Register June 5 1946

  2. USAT GENERAL C.G. MORTON
    Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service (USATS), May 1946
    Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950
    Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) 1950

  3. USNS GENERAL C.G. MORTON T-AP-138
    Placed In Service 1950 - Placed Out of Service 1958

    Struck from Naval Register May 29 1958

  4. GREEN WAVE (Commercial Service)
    Sold to Central Gulf Lines and renamed
    Scrapped February 1980 in Taiwan

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Locy Type
2z

1945-08-20

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Locy Type
9efu

1946-01-10

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Other Information

General C. G. Morton received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia and Europe clasps) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (w/ 3 battle stars) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Major General Charles Gould Morton, USA, served in the Philippines in the Spanish-American War and subsequently on the Texas border.

 


 

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