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	Keel Laid December 13 1944<br/>		Keel Laid December 13 1944<br/>
	Launched January 31 1945<br/><br/>		Launched January 31 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS YALE VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>		<li>'''YALE VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>
	Delivered to the WSA February 24 1945 for operation by the Olympic Steamship Company.<br/>		Delivered to the WSA February 24 1945 for operation by the Olympic Steamship Company<br/>
	Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service June 18 1946<br/><br/>		Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service June 18 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON'''<br/>Commissioned October 31 1947<br/><br/>		<li>'''USAT SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON'''</li>
	<li>'''USNS SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON T-AK-243'''<br/>Acquired by the US Navy March 1 1950<br/>		Commissioned October 31 1947<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USNS SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON T-AK-243'''</li>
			Acquired by the US Navy March 1 1950<br/>
	Placed in service by MSTS March 1 1950<br/>		Placed in service by MSTS March 1 1950<br/>
	Placed out of service early 1973~~<br/>~~<br/>		Placed out of service early 1973<br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register May 1 1973<br/>		Struck from the Naval Register May 1 1973<br/>
	Custody transferred to MARAD November 9 1973<br/>		Custody transferred to MARAD November 9 1973<br/><br/>
	Sold for scrapping November 9 1973		Sold for scrapping November 9 1973
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>

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	Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>		Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid December 13 1944 ~~as "SS Yale Victory"~~<br/>		Keel Laid December 13 1944<br/>
	Launched January 31 1945<br/>		Launched January 31 1945<br/><br/>
	Delivered to the WSA February 24 1945<br/>		<li>'''SS YALE VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>
			Delivered to the WSA February 24 1945 for operation by the Olympic Steamship Company.<br/>
	Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service June 18 1946<br/><br/>		Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service June 18 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON'''<br/>Commissioned October 31 1947<br/><br/>		<li>'''USAT SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON'''<br/>Commissioned October 31 1947<br/><br/>
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	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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added ship page and 1 cover

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>
Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid December 13 1944 as "SS Yale Victory"<br/>
Launched January 31 1945<br/>
Delivered to the WSA February 24 1945<br/>
Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service June 18 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON'''<br/>Commissioned October 31 1947<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON T-AK-243'''<br/>Acquired by the US Navy March 1 1950<br/>
Placed in service by MSTS March 1 1950<br/>
Placed out of service early 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register May 1 1973<br/>
Custody transferred to MARAD November 9 1973<br/>
Sold for scrapping November 9 1973
</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     (1965)</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>







<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning (USN) March 1 1950 to 1973</h4>
<h4>No Postmarks Reported</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Army &<br/>Air Force<br/>Postal Service<br/>4-bar cancel
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-09-00
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_SgtArcherTGammon_TAK243_19650900_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
1965 Arctic Operations R/S cachet


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS ARCHER T. GAMMON earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Staff Sergeant Archer T. “John” Gammon, a native of Virginia, was serving with Company A, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, near Bastogne, Belgium, on 11 January 1945. On that day, he charged through hip-deep snow to demolish an enemy machine gun position and allow his platoon to advance from an open field to nearby woods. As the platoon started its advance, a machine gun supported by riflemen and a Tiger Royal tank opened fire on the unit. Sgt. Gammon rushed forward; cut across the width of his platoon's skirmish line; then, despite intense enemy fire, charged and silenced the automatic weapon and attacked the enemy tank. Advancing to within 25 yards of his objective, he put the enemy on the defensive and forced the tank back a short distance before he was struck and killed by a direct hit from the tank's heavy gun. For his action in clearing the way for his platoon, Sgt. Gammon was awarded, posthumously, the '''Medal of Honor'''. {DANFS}



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SGT ARCHER T GAMMON T-AK 243 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 04:24, 31 August 2024

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

GregCiesielski: added ship page and 1 cover