PANDEMUS ARL 18

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.

USS PANDEMUS ARL-18
Placed in Ferry Commission October 21 - November 3 1944
Commissioned (Full) February 23 1945 - Decommissioned September 23 1946
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Recommissioned December 14 1951 - Decommissioned September 30 1968

Struck from Naval Register October 1 1968
Sunk as target 1969

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

Locy Type
2#
15832 Branch

1946-07-30

Notes:

2nd Commissioning December 14 1951 to September 30 1968

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1966-08-25

R/S cachet - Cachetmaker Unknown

Other Information

PANDEMUS received one battle star for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Cuba) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A civic goddess in Egyptian and Greek mythology, perhaps of marriage, personifying earthly or common love

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