AGAWAM AOG 6

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.

Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker Keel Laid 7 September 1942 - Launched 6 May 1943 USS AGAWAM AOG-6 Commissioned 18 December 1943 - Decommissioned 31 January 1957 Transferred to the Maritime Commission 1 June 1960 Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1960 Sold October 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Agawam AOG-6 Covers Page 1     (1945-1947)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 5 December 1943 - Disestablished 30 April 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-10-04

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Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R3

1947-01-24

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Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R3

1947-01-24

Front of the cover, postmark is not from the ship.

 

Other Information

USS AGAWAM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (w/ Asia Clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval casreer.

NAMESAKE - A small river in eastern Massachusetts which empties into the Atlantic at the northwestern end of Buzzards Bay; and a town in Hampden County, Mass. Agawam is an Indian word meaning lowland, marsh, or meadow.

 

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