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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>General G. O. Squier Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid (date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched November 24 1944<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 12 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL C. H. MUIR AP-142'''<br/>
Commissioned April 12 1945 - Decommissioned June 18 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission<br/>
Turned over to U.S. Army Transportation Service (ATS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GENERAL C. H. MUIR'''<br/>
Commissioned June 18 1946 - Decommissioned 1950<br/>
Reacquired by U.S Navy March 1 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS GENERAL C. H. MUIR T-AP-142'''<br/>
Placed In Service March 1 1950 - Out of Service February 7 1955<br/><br/>  
Struck from Naval Register 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''CHICAGO''' (Commercial Service)<br/> 
Sold 1969 to Sea-land Inc. and renamed<br/>
Sold September 30 1974 to Puerto Rico Shipping Authority<br/><br/>
<li>'''SAN JUAN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Renamed February 7 1975<br/><br/>
Sold December 1988 to Per Company, Dick Evans for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
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image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15734)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralCHMuir_AP142_19460323_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralCHMuir_AP142_19460323_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AP-142
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Locy Type<br/>2z+SLKb (n)
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1946-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_General C. H. Muir_AP-142_19460115_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JohnGermann_General C. H. Muir_AP-142_19460115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AP-142
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
GENERAL C. H. MUIR received two battle stars for Korean War service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Charles Henry Muir (July 18 1860 - December 8 1933)<br/>
Muir graduated from the Military Academy in 1885. Following duty at various posts in the United States, including service in the Indian Wars, he took part in the capture of Santiago during the Spanish-American War and fought in the Philippines during the insurrection which followed. Muir was also a member of the China Relief Expedition of 1901. Staff duty and service in the Philippines followed; and, with America's entrance into World War I, he was given command of the 28th Division. Muir was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his service during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. After his return to the United States, Muir served on the General Staff and as Post Commander of various Army installations. Major General Muir retired in 1924 and died December 8 1933 at Baltimore, MD
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