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	'''GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN'''<br/><br/>		'''GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN'''<br/><br/>
	Earned 2 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*		Earned 2 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
	North Korean Offensive, July 1950<br/>*		'''North Korean Offensive'''<br/>
	Communist China Aggression, December 1950<br/><br/>		July 1950<br/>*
			'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
			December 1950<br/><br/>
	Earned 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)<br/>*		Earned 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)<br/>*
	Vietnam Defense Campaign, August 1965<br/><br/>		'''Vietnam Defense Campaign'''<br/>August 1965<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>		National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>

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	<li>[[USS ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON AP-120_Covers_Page_1 \| USS ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>		<li>[[USS ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON AP-120_Covers_Page_1 \| USS ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>
			<li>[[USNS GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN T-AP-120_Covers_Page_1 \| USNS GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN Covers Page 1 ]]     (1953)</li>
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	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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			<h4>Post Office Established August 10 1944 - Disestablished June 1 1946</h4>

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	"Proof Strike" on Plain Paper. Never Used.		"Proof Strike" on Plain Paper. Never Used.
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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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Admiral W.S. Benson Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid December 10 1942 - Launched November 22 1943<br/>
Completed delivered to Maritime Commisson and transferred to the US Navy January 26 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ADMIRAL W.S. BENSON AP-120'''<br/>
Commissioned August 23 1944 - Decommissioned June 3 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from The Naval Register July 3 1946<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission<br/>
Acquired by the US Army Transport Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN'''<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN T-AP-120'''<br/>
Placed In Service by Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) March 1 1950<br/>
Placed Out of Service November 7 1968<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
Scrapped 1987
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (1944-45)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</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="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-06-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_AdmiralWSBenson_AP120_19450628_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_AdmiralWSBenson_AP120_19450628_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Registered, postmark from the back.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu<br/><br/>("S" in "U.S.S."<br/>omitted)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
c 1944
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_AdmiralWSBenson_AP120_1945_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
"Proof Strike" on Plain Paper. Never Used.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 7z*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-02-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett admiralwsbenson ap120 19460220.jpeg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett admiralwsbenson ap120 19460220 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official Business. Posted from another ship or shore station, ship did not carry this mark


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''ADMIRAL W.S. BENSON'''<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal<br/>Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - William Shepherd Benson (September 25 1855 - May 20 1932)<br/>
Benson completed his U.S. Naval Academy studies in 1877 was followed by years of sea duty, including a cruise around the World in [[DOLPHIN PG 24|USS DOLPHIN PG-24]] during the 1880s. He was also active in coast survey and hydrographic duties, an instructor at the Naval Academy, commanded the cruiser [[ALBANY CL 23|USS ALBANY CL-23]] and served as a flag aide and fleet chief of staff, in addition to other assignments. In 1911, Captain Benson became the first Commanding Officer of the battleship [[UTAH AG 16|USS UTAH BB-31]]. He was Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1913-15, and from there was ordered to Washington, D.C., where he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and became the Navy's first Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Benson was heavily involved in defining the functions of the new CNO position and strengthening the Navy during a period marked by internal Navy Department tensions, U.S. interventions in the Caribbean and Central America, and the European war crisis. Promoted to the rank of Admiral in 1916, his responsibilities greatly expanded when the United States entered the First World War in April 1917. Over the next year and a half, he oversaw a huge expansion of the Navy, the extension of its operations to European waters and the transportation of the United States' Army to France. After the November 1918 Armistice, he was an active participant in the lengthy peace negotiations held in France. Admiral Benson retired from the Naval service in September 1919. Over the next decade, he was active in the leadership of the U.S. Shipping Board. Admiral William S. Benson died in Washington, D.C. on May 20 1932<br/><br/>

'''GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN'''<br/><br/>
Earned 2 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
North Korean Offensive, July 1950<br/>*
Communist China Aggression, December 1950<br/><br/>
Earned 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign, August 1965<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
National Defense Service Medal (2)<br/>Korean Service Medal (2)<br/>Vietnam Service Medal (1)
<br/>United Nations Service Medal<br/>Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal<br/>Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Daniel Isom Sultan (December 9 1885 - January 14 1947)<br/>
Sultan graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1907 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Prior to World War I, he served in the Philippine Islands and was in charge of the construction of fortifications on Corregidor. In 1918 he was assigned to the War Department General Staff in France. From 1929 to 1931, he commanded troops during a survey of the proposed Inter-Ocean Canal route through Nicaragua; and, from 1934 to 1938, he presided as a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Promoted to Brigadier General July 8, 1939, he was in command of the 38th Infantry Division at the beginning of World War II. Following his command of the VIII Corps, he was ordered to the China-Burma-India Theater in 1943 to act as Deputy Commander under General Joseph Stilwell. He was promoted to Lieutenant General September 2, 1944 and on October 24 became Commander of the India-Burma Theater. Returning to the United States June 26, 1945, he was appointed Inspector General of the Army on July 14. General Sultan died January 14, 1947 at Washington, D.C., while on active duty



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