SGT TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK 254 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 04:28, 31 August 2024

2024-08-31T04:28:16Z

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-06-11T18:37:40Z

updated ship names section

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	Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>		Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid September 30 1944 ~~as "SS Hastings Victory"~~<br/>		Keel Laid September 30 1944<br/>
	Launched November 30 1944<br/>		Launched November 30 1944<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SS HASTINGS VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>
	Delivered to the WSA December 22 1944 for operation by Grace Line<br/>		Delivered to the WSA December 22 1944 for operation by Grace Line<br/>
	Returned to the Maritime Commission June 18 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to the Maritime Commission June 18 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO'''<br/>Acquired by the USAT and commissioned October 31 1947<br/>		<li>'''USAT SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO'''</li>
			Acquired by the USAT and commissioned October 31 1947<br/>
	Returned to MARAD January 19 1950<br/><br/>		Returned to MARAD January 19 1950<br/><br/>
	Acquired by the US Navy August 5 1950<br/><br/>		Acquired by the US Navy August 5 1950<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK-254'''<br/>Placed in service by MSTS September 1950<br/>		<li>'''USNS SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK-254'''</li>
			Placed in service by MSTS September 1950<br/>
	Placed out of service (date unknown)<br/><br/>		Placed out of service (date unknown)<br/><br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register June 15 1973<br/>		Struck from the Naval Register June 15 1973<br/>
	Transferred to MARAD March 16 1976<br/>		Transferred to MARAD March 16 1976<br/><br/>
	Sold for scrapping October 1 1982		Sold for scrapping October 1 1982
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

GregCiesielski: added ship page and 1 cover

2009-12-29T05:57:17Z

added ship page and 1 cover

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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>
Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid September 30 1944 as "SS Hastings Victory"<br/>
Launched November 30 1944<br/>
Delivered to the WSA December 22 1944 for operation by Grace Line<br/>
Returned to the Maritime Commission June 18 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO'''<br/>Acquired by the USAT and commissioned October 31 1947<br/>
Returned to MARAD January 19 1950<br/><br/>
Acquired by the US Navy August 5 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK-254'''<br/>Placed in service by MSTS September 1950<br/>
Placed out of service (date unknown)<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register June 15 1973<br/>
Transferred to MARAD March 16 1976<br/>
Sold for scrapping October 1 1982
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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.
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<li> Covers Page 1     (1965)</li>
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<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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<h4>2nd Commissioning (USNS) September 1950 to June 15 1973</h4>
<h4>No Postmarks Reported</h4>



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Army &<br/>Air Force<br/>Postal Service<br/>Machine Cancel
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196()-02-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SgtTrumanKimbro_TAK254_19650223_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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USCS/MSTS R/S cachet


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS TRUMAN KIMBRO earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Technician Fourth Grade Truman Kimbro, a Texan serving in Company C, 2d Engineer Combat Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, was killed near Rocherath, Belgium, on 19 December 1944. On that date, during the early phase of General von Runstedt's counter offensive now known as the “Battle of the Bulge,” Kimbro led a squad to mine a vital crossroads near Rocherath. After several attempts to reach the objective, which was protected by an enemy tank and approximately 20 infantrymen, he left his men in a protected position and, laden with mines, crawled toward the crossroads. Although severely wounded, he continued on through withering fire; planted his mines; then started back to his squad's position. Technician Fourth Grade Kimbro was killed as he left the crossroads. His actions, however, by delaying the advance of enemy armor, protected the rear of withdrawing columns. For his courage and sacrifice, Kimbro was posthumously awarded the '''Medal of Honor'''. {DANFS}



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← Older revision		Revision as of 04:28, 31 August 2024
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	Keel Laid September 30 1944<br/>		Keel Laid September 30 1944<br/>
	Launched November 30 1944<br/><br/>		Launched November 30 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS HASTINGS VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>		<li>'''HASTINGS VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>
	Delivered to the WSA December 22 1944 for operation by Grace Line<br/>		Delivered to the WSA December 22 1944 for operation by Grace Line<br/>
	Returned to the Maritime Commission June 18 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to the Maritime Commission June 18 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO'''</li>		<li>'''USAT SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO'''</li>
	Acquired by the USAT and commissioned October 31 1947<br/>		Acquired by the USAT and commissioned October 31 1947<br/>
	Returned to MARAD January 19 1950~~<br/>~~<br/>		Returned to MARAD January 19 1950<br/>
	Acquired by the US Navy August 5 1950<br/><br/>		Acquired by the US Navy August 5 1950<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK-254'''</li>		<li>'''USNS SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO T-AK-254'''</li>
	Placed in service by MSTS September 1950<br/>		Placed in service by MSTS September 1950<br/>
	Placed out of service (date unknown)~~<br/>~~<br/>		Placed out of service (date unknown)<br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register June 15 1973<br/>		Struck from the Naval Register June 15 1973<br/>
	Transferred to MARAD March 16 1976<br/><br/>		Transferred to MARAD March 16 1976<br/><br/><br/>
	Sold for scrapping October 1 1982		Sold for scrapping October 1 1982
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