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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-03-07T07:12:31Z

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JonBurdett: new format + 1 cover

2010-02-02T23:17:21Z

new format + 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>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid October 4 1944 as DE-719<br/>
Converted to Crosley Class High-speed Transport (APD) while under construction<br/>
Launched February 15 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WEISS APD-135'''<br/>
Commissioned July 7 1945 - Decommissioned May 2 1949<br/>
Recommissioned October 14 1950 - Decommissioned March 2 1958<br/>
Recommissioned November 20 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WEISS LPR-135'''<br/>
Redesignated Amphibious Transport (Small) (LPR) January 1 1969<br/>
Decommissioned January 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1974<br/>
Sold June 24 1976 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WEISS APD PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 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 WEISS LPR-135_Covers_Page_1 |Weiss Covers Page 1]]    (1945-46)</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">
USPO Machine<br/>Postmark<br/><br/>Bay City MI
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-02-17
<br/>to<br/>
1945-02-17
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Weiss_APD135_19450217_1_Froht.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ralph_P_Werve_ | Ralph P. Werve]]

<hr>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning July 7 1945 to May 2 1949</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-26
<br/>to<br/>
1945-10-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett weiss apd135 19451026 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett weiss apd135 19451026.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APD-135

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 7z<br/><br/>Unknown Shore Station
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-02-27
<br/>to<br/>
1946-02-27
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Weiss_APD135_19460227_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Weiss_APD135_19460227_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:












<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WEISS earned the following awards during her Naval career: Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (3) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Sergeant Carl Walter Weiss, USMC (March 27 1915 - November 2 1942)<br/>Navy Cross Citation<br/>"The Navy Cross is presented to Carl Walter Weiss, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company C, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, in combat against enemy Japanese forces west of the Matanikau River in the Solomon Islands Area on November 1 and 2, 1942. Advancing in the face of persistent enemy machine gun and rifle fire, Sergeant Weiss, with grim determination and dauntless courage, neutralized an enemy machine gun nest with a grenade and returned to set up his own machine gun. As the infuriated Japanese charged up the hill with bayonets, Sergeant Weiss, directing the fire of his gunners, repulsed them three times, but during the last assault, one of his men was wounded and rolled forward of the gun. Under the punishing fire of the enemy, Sergeant Weiss crawled forward and dragged his comrade to safety. On the following day as Sergeant Weiss again inched his way over the nose of the hill to set up his gun, a hostile automatic weapon fired upon him, but he continued on and threw a hand grenade into the enemy position. As he attempted to throw a second grenade, he was hit and killed. His great personal valor, aggressiveness and fine spirit of self-sacrifice were an inspiration to his comrades and contributed in a large measure to the success of this operation. He gallantly gave up his life in the defense of his country."



<p> </p>
<hr/>
<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
<p> </p>
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WEISS LPR 135 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 07:13, 7 March 2026

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JohnG3938 at 20:55, 23 February 2018

JonBurdett: new format + 1 cover