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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>General G. O. Squier Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid 1943 - Launched November 12 1943<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL S. D. STURGIS AP-137'''<br/>
Placed in Ferry Commission April 24 - May 25 1944<br/>
Commissioned July 10 1944 - Decommissioned May 24 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 19 1946<br/>
Delivered to Maritime Commission<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL S. D. STURGIS'''<br/>
Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL S. D. STURGIS T-AP-137'''<br/>
Placed In Service 1950<br/>
Placed in Reduced Operational Status May 28 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1958<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Group<br/>
Transferred July 31 1967 to Gulf S.S. Corp.<br/><br/>
<li>'''GREEN PORT''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Renamed September 1967<br/><br/>
Sold February 6 1980 to Kai Sheng Steel Enterprise Corp. for scrap
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<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>[[USS GENERAL S. D. STURGIS AP-137_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</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 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.

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<br/>2z
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1946-04-30
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[[Image:JonBurdett general sdsturgis ap137 19460430.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
GENERAL S. D. STURGIS received 3 battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Samuel Davis Sturgis (August 1 1861 - March 6 1933)<br/>
Sturgis graduated from the Military Academy in 1884 and served in the Artillery. Following duty in San Francisco, New York, Missouri, Maryland, and Kansas, he served in the Philippines, Dakota Territory, and Cuba. He returned to the Philippines in 1901 and subsequently was on duty in Utah, Wyoming, Texas, and Hawaii. General Sturgis served with the AEF in France during World War I commanding in turn the 87th and 80th Divisions. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and in the occupation of the 1st Army Defensive Sector. After the war he served in Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, Panama, and Maryland before retiring August 1 1925. General Sturgis died March 6 1933 at Washington, D.C.




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