CARTER HALL LSD 3

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ashland Class Dock Landing Ship Originally authorized as Mechanized Artillery Transport APM-3 Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1941 Keel Laid October 27 1942 - Launched March 4 1943 USS CARTER HALL LSD-3 Commissioned September 18 1943 - Decommissioned February 12 1947 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned January 26 1951 - Decommissioned October 31 1969 Struck from Naval Register October 31 1969 Sold August 28 1970 to N. W. Kennedy, Vancouver, B.C. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1951-68)

 

Postmarks

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning September 18 1943 to February 12 1947

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-16

1946-06-22

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2nd Commissioning 26 January 1951 to 31 October 1969

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-05-05

Cacheted. First Day Postal Service. Courtesy of Laurie Bernstein.

 

Locy Type 2

1955-09-23

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Locy Type 2t

1968-09-25

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-10-07

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Other Information

USS CARTER HALL earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 6 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 5 Campaign stars), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (14 awards), the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Carter Hall, a Virginia estate, was the home of a colonial governor of the state.

 

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