PATHFINDER AGS 1 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page

2026-02-01T06:30:18Z

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	<li>[[USS PATHFINDER AGS-1_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-44)</li>		<li>[[USS PATHFINDER AGS-1_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Pathfinder AGS-1 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-1944)</li>
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~3z		Locy Type 3z
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~P		Locy Type P
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	PATHFINDER ~~received two battle stars for World War II service <br/><br/>~~		USS PATHFINDER earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for USC&GSS Pathfinder (1899–1941).<br/><br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon ~~(retroactive - May 6 1945) -~~ American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (~~with~~ Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/>		The ships sponsor was Eleanor Roosevelt Boettinger, granddaughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.<br/><br/>
	~~Individual Awards..~~.<br/>		Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PATHFINDER - USC&GSS Pathfinder (1899–1941), USS Pathfinder AGS-1 (1942–1946) and [[PATHFINDER_T-AGS_60_ \| USNS Pathfinder T-AGS-60]].
	~~Purple Heart (1 KIA~~, ~~May 6 1945)~~<br/><br/>
	~~'''NAMESAKE'''~~ - ~~One who discovers a new route through untraversed regions~~

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JohnG3938 at 00:09, 7 January 2018

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-01-27T18:47:40Z

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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS PATHFINDER AGS-1_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-44)</li>
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	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</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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	~~NO PATHFINDER POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>3z
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1943-05-13
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JonBurdett pathfinder ags1 19430513 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JonBurdett pathfinder ags1 19430513.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	~~Note:~~		Censored wartime (WWII) use
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JonBurdett: created page

2011-06-26T23:06:15Z

created page

New page

<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>Pathfinder Class Survey Ship<br/>
Built 1929 as Survey Vessel<br/>
Operated by the Coast and Geodetic Survey<br/>
Launched (Date unknown)<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 31 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PATHFINDER AGS-1'''<br/>
Commissioned Survey Ship (AGS) August 31 1942<br/>
Decommissioned January 31 1946<br/>
Transferred to the Commerce Department August 22 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USC&GS PATHFINDER OSS-30'''<br/>
Returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey October 1 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946<br/>
Retired from NOAA service 1971<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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">
Postmark<br/>Date</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">
NO PATHFINDER POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
PATHFINDER received two battle stars for World War II service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - May 6 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
Individual Awards...<br/>
Purple Heart (1 KIA, May 6 1945)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - One who discovers a new route through untraversed regions




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