GENERAL W C LANGFITT AP 151 - Revision history

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	Launched July 17 1944<br/>		Launched July 17 1944<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy September 30 1944<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy September 30 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT AP-151'''<br/>		<li>'''USS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT AP-151'''</li>
	Commissioned September 30 1944 - Decommissioned June 6 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned September 30 1944 - Decommissioned June 6 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register August 15 1946<br/>		Struck from Naval Register August 15 1946<br/>
	Delivered to Maritime Commission<br/>		Delivered to Maritime Commission<br/>
	Transferred to Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>		Transferred to Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT'''<br/>		<li>'''USAT GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT'''</li>
	Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>		Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>
	Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/>		Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/>
	Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>		Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT T-AP-151'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT T-AP-151'''</li>
	Placed In Service 1950<br/>		Placed In Service 1950<br/>
	Inactivated September 30 1957<br/><br/>		Inactivated September 30 1957<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register May 1958<br/>		Struck from Naval Register May 1958<br/>
	Laid up May 13 1958 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group<br/>		Laid up May 13 1958 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group<br/><br/>
	Sold 1969 to Sea-Land Lines~~<br/>~~<br/>		Sold 1969 to Sea-Land Lines<br/>
	~~<li>~~'''TRANSINDIANA''' ~~(Commercial Service)<br/>~~		Converted to Containership and renamed '''TRANSINDIANA'''<br/><br/>
	~~Converted to Containership and renamed~~<br/><br/>
	According to its Wikipedia entry, the ship was "scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in 1983."		According to its Wikipedia entry, the ship was "scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in 1983."
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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	<li>'''TRANSINDIANA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''TRANSINDIANA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Converted to Containership and renamed<br/><br/>		Converted to Containership and renamed<br/><br/>
	~~<li>~~According to its Wikipedia entry, the ship was "scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in 1983."		According to its Wikipedia entry, the ship was "scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in 1983."
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT AP-151_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1946~~)</li>		<li>[[USS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT AP-151_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover 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">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>G-10		Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. G-10
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	1946-04-23		1946-04-23
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19460423 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19460423 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9efu
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			1945-07-10<br/>to<br/>1945-07-12
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			[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19450710 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19450710.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Mark from back of cover
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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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 (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched July 17 1944<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 30 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT AP-151'''<br/>
Commissioned September 30 1944 - Decommissioned June 6 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register August 15 1946<br/>
Delivered to Maritime Commission<br/>
Transferred to Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT'''<br/>
Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT T-AP-151'''<br/>
Placed In Service 1950<br/>
Inactivated September 30 1957<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register May 1958<br/>
Laid up May 13 1958 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group<br/>
Sold 1969 to Sea-Land Lines<br/><br/>
<li>'''TRANSINDIANA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Converted to Containership and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>According to its Wikipedia entry, the ship was "scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in 1983."
</ol></td>
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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 W. C. LANGFITT AP-151_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 F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>G-10
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19460423 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalwclangfitt ap151 19460423.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT earned 4 battle stars for Korean War service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasps) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
<br/><br/>
Ernest Curtis, a crew member who served aboard the ship during WWII, provides the following information regarding the Philippine Liberation Medal: "In late Jan or early Feb 1945 we embarked the 1st army Calvert at fins chafe New Guinea then to Holland and joined a convoy. We then landed to 1st at leyte for combat. The day after the landing we started taken on wounded. In fact we got back wounded that we had landed the day before. After taking on approximately 900 wounded we started back to San Fran. Unfortunately several of the wounded died and we buried them at sea. At San Fran a large number of ambulances met us and thansported the wounded to Letterman General Hosp. I earned the Philippines liberation metal while serving on the Gen. W.C. Langfitt."
<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - William Campbell Langfitt (August 10 1860 - April 20 1934)<br/>
Langfitt graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1883 and until May 1898 served with the Corps of Engineers in New York, Texas, and Ohio. During the Spanish-American War he organized the 3d Battalion at San Francisco and served as Commanding Officer of American Forces in Hawaii. General Langfitt served in Oregon and Cuba before sailing for France in July 1917. During World War I he was Chief of Staff, Lines of Communications; Chief of Utilities; and Chief Engineer; and he participated in the Cambrai Operations, Somme Defensive, and St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. Upon his return to the United States in July 1919, he served as Division Engineer at New York until retiring May 31 1920. General Langfitt died in Washington, D.C., April 20 1934




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