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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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<ol>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid (date unknown)<br/>
Launched December 29 1942 as SEA NEEDLE<br/>
Assigned to U.S. Navy as Naval Transport AP-83<br/>
Reclassified Attack Transport (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 29 1943 <br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHILTON APA-38'''<br/>
Placed in Partial Commission May 29 - July 10 1943<br/>
Recommissioned (Full) December 7 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHILTON LPA-38'''<br/>
Reclassified Amphibious Transport (LPA) January 1 1969<br/>
Decommissioned July 1 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/>
Sold July 15 1974 to Ships Incorporated of Camden, N.J., for scrap
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[[Image:CHILTON APA PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<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 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.
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<li>[[USS CHILTON APA-38 Covers_Page_1 | Chilton Covers Page 1]]    (1944-69)</li>
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<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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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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>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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1963-12-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19631223_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19631223_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>Welcome to Norfolk, [[Country_South_Korea_ | ROKS HA DONG MSC-527]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (LPA,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1972-05-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_LPA38_19720501_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_LPA38_19720501_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As LPA-38<br/>R/S cachet.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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Locy Type<br/>2r<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-118
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-06-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19520623_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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As APA-38<br/>Cut Square




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>C-118a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-09-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19540908_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19540908.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-07-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19470728_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19470728_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louis_S_Pentel_ | Louis S. Pentel]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19471012_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19471012_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19481225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19481225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>Christmas Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_Coulthard_ | John Coulthard]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-05-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19670505_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19670505_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>25th Anniversary of US Atlantic Fleet's Amphibious Force R/S cachet.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-09-06
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19670906_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19670906_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (LPA,D2,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1969-05-26
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[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19690526_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19690526.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As LPA-38<br/>Apollo 10 Support, R/S cachet supplied by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]




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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16171)
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1946-01-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19460130_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19460130_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>Manuscript Ship's return address




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Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-03-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_apa38_19440310_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_apa38_19440310.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19481225_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chilton_APA38_19481225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38<br/>Christmas Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_Coulthard_ | John Coulthard]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1968-05-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_apa38_19680529_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_apa38_19680529.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-09-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19540908_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_chilton_lpa38_19540908.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-38


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
CHILTON earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp), two National Defense Service Medals and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a county in the state of Alabama.



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