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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Barrett Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid as '''SS President Adams''' 1 August 1949<br/> 
Launched 9 October 1950<br/> 
Renamed '''Geiger''' 2 January 1951 while under conversion for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USNS GEIGER T-AP-197'''</li>
Acquired by the Navy 13 September 1952 and Placed in Service<br/>
Placed out of service (Date Unknown)<br/><br/> 
<li>'''BAY STATE IV''' (Training Ship)</li>
Withdrawn from reserve and loaned to Massachusetts Maritime Academy 12 February 1980 & renamed<br/>
Struck from the Naval Register 1 April 1983<br/>
Returned to MARAD 11 August 1983<br/><br/>
Sold for scrapping 23 October 1986
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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.

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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.
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Locy Type<br/>2<br/>10949 Branch<br/>San Juan, Puerto Rico
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1964-03-13
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The ship had no postal facilities.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS GEIGER earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - General Roy Stanley Geiger, USMC (25 January 1885 - 23 January 1947)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geiger was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War I and World War II. In World War II, he became the first Marine Corps general to lead an army-sized force.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 before assuming the command of the U.S. Tenth Army upon the combat death of its commander, Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.. Geiger successfully led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell.<br/>Marine Corps base Camp Geiger in North Carolina is named in his honor.
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