THOMAS STONE APA 29

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.

President Jackson Class Transport Keel Laid August 12 1940 Launched May 1 1941 as PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Delivered to American President Lines September 11 1941 Acquired by U.S. Navy January 14 1942 and renamed USS THOMAS STONE AP-59 Commissioned Transport (AP) May 18 1942 USS THOMAS STONE APA-29 Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Decommissioned April 1 1944 Struck from Naval Register April 8 1944 Sold to Le Material Economique, Algiers for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1942-05-28

Censored, Free, sailors mail

 

Locy Type 9uz

1943-06-21 to 1943-07-23

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efu

1943-06-21 to 1943-07-23

Mark from back of cover
Overstruck with Type 9uz
Type 9efu is not listed in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Other Information

THOMAS STONE received one battle star for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Thomas Stone
Stone was educated by a Scottish school-master and later studied law at the office of Thomas Johnson. He was admitted to the Bar in 1764 and set up practice in Frederick, Maryland. He was a prosperous landowner and moderately successful lawyer. Stone was elected to Congress in 1775. He did not speak much in congress, so little is known of his service there, except that he was a member of the committee that framed the Articles of Confederation. He voted for Independence in 1776, and his name is affixed to the Declaration. He was elected to Congress again in 1783 and served as chairman, but retired at the end of his term. He was elected to attend the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but declined the office because of his wife's failing health. She died 1787, and Stone never got over the grief. He decided to travel to England, but died in Alexandria while waiting for the ship. He was forty-four years old. Little else is known about Thomas Stone, as no letters or papers accounting his life have ever been found

 

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