GENERAL GEORGE M RANDALL AP 115

Ship Name and Designation History

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General John Pope Class Transport Keel Laid 20 July 1943 - Launched 30 June 1944 Acquired by the US Navy 15 April 1944 USS GENERAL GEORGE M. RANDALL AP-115 Commissioned 15 April 1944 Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1949 Decommissioned 2 June 1961 Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1962 Sold 8 May 1975 for scrap

General George M. Randall, USA

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1. General George M. Randall AP-115 Covers Page 1     (1945-1959)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-7b

1955-03-16

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Locy Type 2tnu

1947-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Donald R. Graf.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1959-03-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-7c

1947-01-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-7e

1955-03-16

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-7

1945-12-27

Type 2 bars added

 

Other Information

USS General George M. Randall earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - General George Morton Randall, USA (8 October 1841 - 14 June 1918)
Randall was born at Conneaut, Ohio, enlisted as a private in the 4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the fall of 1861. He served in New York and Washington, and in the field with the Army of Potomac. Brevetted Captain for gallant service in the Battle of Antietam, he was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, then Colonel for gallantry in the attack on Fort Stedman. Va. After fighting Indians on the southwestern frontier, he served with the Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Powder expeditions against Indians in the Rockies. General Randall subsequently was on duty at New York and Knoxville, Tenn., prior to commanding the Department of Luzon in the Philippines from 1903 to 1905. After further duty at St. Louis, General Randall retired 8 October 1905 and died 14 June 1918 at Denver, Colo. {DANFS}

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Adele Lovett, wife of the Assistant Secretary of War for Air Robert A. Lovett.

 

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