PLATTE AO 24 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2021-05-08T14:10:43Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol><~~br/~~>		<table width="90%">
			<tr>
			<td valign="top">
			<ol>
	Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler<br/>		Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
	Keel Laid (date unknown) - Launched 8 July 1939<br/><br/>		Keel Laid (date unknown) - Launched 8 July 1939<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS PLATTE AO-24'''<br/>		<li>'''USS PLATTE AO-24'''</li>
	Commissioned 10 December 1939 - Decommissioned 19 September 1970<br/><br/>		Commissioned 10 December 1939 - Decommissioned 19 September 1970<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 25 September 1970<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 25 September 1970<br/>
	Sold 14 May 1971 for scrap		Sold 14 May 1971 for scrap
	</ol>		</ol></td>
	<p>~~ ~~</p>		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
			[[Image:Platte_AO24_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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	<li>[[USS PLATTE AO-24_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Platte AO-24 Covers Page 1]]    (1940-69)</li>		<li>[[USS PLATTE AO-24_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Platte AO-24 Covers Page 1]]    (1940-1969)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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	<h4>Post Office Established January 25 1940 - Disestablished September 19 1970</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 25 January 1940 - Disestablished 19 September 1970</h4>

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	30 Years in Commission		30 Years in Commission
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			Locy Type 2r
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1959-04-08
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19590408_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19590408_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Eagle cachet.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USS PLATTE earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 11 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 bronze stars, the Korean Service Medal w/ 6 Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 Bronze star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 8 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (9 awards), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS PLATTE earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 11 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 bronze stars, the Korean Service Medal w/ 6 Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 Bronze star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 8 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (9 awards), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Harold R. Stark.<br/><br/>
			Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name PLATTE - USS Platte AO-24 and [[PLATTE_AO_186_ \| USS Platte AO-186]].
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GregCiesielski: Updated the page and Added 1 postmark/cover

2018-10-02T16:18:31Z

Updated the page and Added 1 postmark/cover

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2018-03-03T23:23:43Z

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-03-31T17:01:02Z

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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 25 1940 - Disestablished September 19 1970</h4>

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	1940-01-27		1940-01-27
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1969-12-01		1969-12-01
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 ~~19691201~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19691201r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1948-04-20		1948-04-20
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19480420_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19480420_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1946-11-17		1946-11-17
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 ~~19461117~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19461117r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>~~USCS Catalog~~<br/>~~Illustration~~<br/>P-32		Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"HOUSTON /<br/>TEXAS"
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1940-04-22
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19400422 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19400422.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Note:
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			Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. P-32
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1941-10-01		1941-10-01
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 ~~19411001~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19411001r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 11 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*		PLATTE earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
	Battle of The Coral Sea<br/>*		Battle of The Coral Sea<br/>*
	Eastern New Guinea operations<br/>*		Eastern New Guinea operations<br/>*
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	Consolidation II February 1972<br/><br/>		Consolidation II February 1972<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation~~<br/>~~American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp)		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 1-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (8) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit citation (9) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
	~~<br/>~~American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11)~~<br/>~~World War II Victory Medal
	~~<br/>~~Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)~~<br/>~~National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6)
	~~<br/>~~Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 1-Korea)~~<br/>~~Vietnam Service Medal (8)~~<br/>~~Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit citation (9)
	~~<br/>~~United Nations Service Medal~~<br/>~~Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803<br/><br/>
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JonBurdett: added 2 covers

2010-12-24T20:43:22Z

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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/>
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Keel Laid (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull<br/>
Launched July 8 1939<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PLATTE AO-24'''<br/>
Commissioned December 10 1939 - Decommissioned September 19 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 25 1970<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/>
Sold May 14 1971 for scrap
</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 PLATTE AO-24_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1940-69)</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 3r<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA.PENNA."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Lloyd_A_Nace_ | Lloyd A. Nace]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA.PENNA."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19400127_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]]




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<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1969-12-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19691201 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19691201.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
30 Years in Commission




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2tnu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-04-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19480420_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Platte_AO24_19480420_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




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<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-TBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-11-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19461117 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19461117.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




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<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-32
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-10-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19411001 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett platte ao24 19411001.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
Battle of The Coral Sea<br/>*
Eastern New Guinea operations<br/>*
Battle of Midway<br/>*
Consolidation of Solomon Islands<br/>*
Marshall Islands operation<br/>*
Marianas operation<br/>*
Tinian Capture and occupation<br/>*
Western Caroline Islands - Palau<br/>*
Leyte operations<br/>*
Okinawa Gunto operation<br/>*
3rd Fleet operations against Japan<br/><br/>
Earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
First UN Counter Offensive April 1951<br/>*
Communist China Spring Offensive April - May 1951<br/>*
UN Summer-Fall Offensive July - September 1951<br/>*
Second Korean Winter January - April 1952<br/>*
Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 June - September 1952<br/>*
Korean, Summer-Fall 1953 May - June 1953<br/><br/>
Earned 8 Battle Stars (Vietnam)<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign July - August 1965<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Counteroffensive March - June 1966<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase II July - August 1966<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase III July 1967 - January 1968<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase V September - November 1968<br/>*
Vietnam Defense Campaign - Phase VI November 1968 - February 1969<br/>*
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 November 1969 - March 1970<br/>*
Consolidation II February 1972<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation<br/>American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp)
<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11)<br/>World War II Victory Medal
<br/>Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/>National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6)
<br/>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 1-Korea)<br/>Vietnam Service Medal (8)<br/>Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit citation (9)
<br/>United Nations Service Medal<br/>Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal<br/>Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803<br/><br/>



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