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	<li>[[USS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON AP-117_Covers_Page_1 \| ~~General Walter H. Gorden~~ Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1946~~)</li>		<li>[[USS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON AP-117_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</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>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~USNS~~ GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON earned four battle stars for Korean War service and two campaign stars for Vietnam War service<br/><br/>		GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON earned four battle stars for Korean War service and two campaign stars for Vietnam War service<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Walter Henry Gordon (June 24 1863 - April 26 1924)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Walter Henry Gordon (June 24 1863 - April 26 1924)<br/>
	Gordon graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the infantry in 1886. During the early part of this century, after fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, Gordon served on the General Staff and in the Philippines. In 1917 he commanded the 15th Infantry in China, and, following America's entry into World War I, he commanded the 10th Brigade in France. General Gordon participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and ended the war as Commanding Officer, 6th Division. Following the war, for which he received The Distinguished Service Medal, Gordon commanded Infantry units in the United States, and, prior to his retirement in 1924, served as Deputy Chief of Staff. Major General Gordon died in Washington, D.C., April 26 1924		Gordon graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the infantry in 1886. During the early part of this century, after fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, Gordon served on the General Staff and in the Philippines. In 1917 he commanded the 15th Infantry in China, and, following America's entry into World War I, he commanded the 10th Brigade in France. General Gordon participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and ended the war as Commanding Officer, 6th Division. Following the war, for which he received The Distinguished Service Medal, Gordon commanded Infantry units in the United States, and, prior to his retirement in 1924, served as Deputy Chief of Staff. Major General Gordon died in Washington, D.C., April 26 1924

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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>General John Pope Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid November 2 1943 as Maritime Commission type (P2-S2-R2) hull<br/>
Launched May 7 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON AP-117'''<br/>
Commissioned June 29 1944 - Decommissioned 11 March 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 28 1946<br/>
Assigned to U.S. Army<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON'''<br/>
Commissioned into U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/>
Re-acquired by U.S. Navy November 8 1951<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON T-AP-117'''<br/>
Placed In Service with the Military Sea Transportation Service<br/>
Placed Out of Service June 1958<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River N.Y.<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 20 1958<br/>
Custody transferred to Maritime Administration<br/>
Re-acquired by U.S. Navy May 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON T-AP-117'''<br/>
Placed In Service with The Military Sealift Command<br/>
Placed Out of Service March 31 1986<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 31 1986<br/>
Sold April 10 1987 for scrap
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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 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 WALTER H. GORDON AP-117_Covers_Page_1 | General Walter H. Gorden 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.



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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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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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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS GENERAL WALTER H. GORDON earned four battle stars for Korean War service and two campaign stars for Vietnam War service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Walter Henry Gordon (June 24 1863 - April 26 1924)<br/>
Gordon graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the infantry in 1886. During the early part of this century, after fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, Gordon served on the General Staff and in the Philippines. In 1917 he commanded the 15th Infantry in China, and, following America's entry into World War I, he commanded the 10th Brigade in France. General Gordon participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and ended the war as Commanding Officer, 6th Division. Following the war, for which he received The Distinguished Service Medal, Gordon commanded Infantry units in the United States, and, prior to his retirement in 1924, served as Deputy Chief of Staff. Major General Gordon died in Washington, D.C., April 26 1924



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