GEORGE F ELLIOTT AP 13 - Revision history

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	Struck from Naval Register February 25 1919<br/>		Struck from Naval Register February 25 1919<br/>
	Returned to United States Shipping Board for disposal<br/><br/>		Returned to United States Shipping Board for disposal<br/><br/>
	<li>'''CITY OF HAVRE'''<br/>		<li>'''CITY OF HAVRE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Acquired by the Baltimore Mail S.S. Co. 1931 and renamed<br/><br/>		Acquired by the Baltimore Mail S.S. Co. 1931 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''CITY OF LOS ANGELES'''<br/>		<li>'''CITY OF LOS ANGELES''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Acquired by Panama Pacific Lines 1938 and renamed<br/>		Acquired by Panama Pacific Lines 1938 and renamed<br/>
	Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 30 1940 and converted to Naval Transport<br/><br/>		Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 30 1940 and converted to Naval Transport<br/><br/>

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	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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			<h4>Post office established January 11 1941 - Disestablished August 8 1942</h4>

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			Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 Jan 19, 1941<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"
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			1941-01-19
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			[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410119 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410119.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			First Day Postal Service
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	Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1941-01-19~~		1941-01-19
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1941-01-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1941-01-19~~		1941-01-19
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1941-01-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)		Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1941-06-15~~		1941-06-15
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1941-06-15		[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410615r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 ~~19410615~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410615.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410615.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)		Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1941-12-25~~		1941-12-25
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1941-12-25		[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 19411225r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 ~~19411225~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 19411225.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 19411225.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>		GEORGE F. ELLIOTT earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service<br/>*
	Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings, August 1942<br/><br/>		'''Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings'''<br/>
			August 7-9 1942<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, August 8 1942) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, August 8 1942) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
	- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>

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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.
<ol><br/>
Heywood Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid 1918<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VICTORIOUS ID-3514'''<br/>
Commissioned October 19 1918 - Decommissioned February 25 1919<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 25 1919<br/>
Returned to United States Shipping Board for disposal<br/><br/>
<li>'''CITY OF HAVRE'''<br/>
Acquired by the Baltimore Mail S.S. Co. 1931 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''CITY OF LOS ANGELES'''<br/>
Acquired by Panama Pacific Lines 1938 and renamed<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 30 1940 and converted to Naval Transport<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GEORGE F. ELLIOTT AP-13'''<br/>
Commissioned January 10 1941<br/>
SUNK (Kamikaze) August 8 1942, off Florida Island, during the invasion of Guadalcanal<br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 2 1942
</ol>
<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 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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS GEORGE F. ELLIOTT AP-13_Covers_Page_1 | George F. Elliott Covers Page 1]]    (1941)</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<br/>FDPS 9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1941-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service<br/>Cachet by 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/>FDPS 9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1941-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GFElliott_AP13_19410119_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service<br/>Cachet by 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/>3 (A-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-06-15
<br/>to<br/>
1941-06-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410615 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliott ap13 19410615.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-12-25
<br/>to<br/>
1941-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 19411225 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett georgefelliot ap13 19411225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>
Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings, August 1942<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, August 8 1942) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - George F. Elliott, born November 30 1846 in Alabama, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1870 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. After serving at Washington, D.C., he fought in the Spanish-American War; in a spirited engagement with the enemy near Cuzco Valley. Marines, led by Captain Elliott, were victorious and returned to their camp at Guantanamo Bay. On May 21 1908 he was appointed Major General and Commandant of the Marine Corps, a position he filled with distinction until his retirement November 30 1910. General Elliott died November 4 1931 in Washington, D.C.



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