AUCILLA AO 56

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.

Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid May 25 1943 as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull Launched November 20 1943 as "SS ESCANABA" Acquired U.S. Navy December 22 1943 USS AUCILLA AO 56 Commissioned December 22 1943 - Decommissioned December 18 1970 Transferred October 7 1971 to MARAD Struck from Naval Register December 1 1976 Sold April 27 1992 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-65)

 

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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1st Post Office Period January 10 1944 to July 12 1947

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1946-00-00

Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess.

 

Locy Type 9efnu

1946-00-00

Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess.

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2nd Post Office Period April 30 1952 to September 11 1970

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1964-11-07

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-02-18

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1966-06-22

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Locy Type 2r

1952-09-07

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Locy Type 2r

1961-04-30

"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1965-02-18

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-07-07

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Other Information

AUCILLA earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII service
* Leyte operation
Luzon attacks, December 14-16 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation
5th and 3rd Fleet operations in support of Okinawa Gunto, March 16 - May 4 1945
* Luzon operation
Luzon attacks, January 6-7 1945
Formosa attacks, January 9 and 15 1945
China Coast attacks, January 12 and 16 1945
* 3rd Fleet operations against Japan
July 11 - August 3 and August 9-15 1945
* Iwo Jima operation
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 15-26 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 5 battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards)

NAMESAKE - Named for a river in northern Florida. It flows south from southern Georgia into Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Tallahassee.

 

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