UVALDE AKA 88

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.

Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid March 27 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull Launched May 20 1944 as WILD PIGEON Acquired by U.S. Navy August 18 1944 USS UVALDE AKA-88 Commissioned August 18 1944 - Decommissioned November 9 1946 Recommissioned March 31 1951 - Decommissioned January 2 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Reinstated in Naval Register September 1 1961 Recommissioned November 18 1961 - Decommissioned December 1 1968 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1968 Returned to Maritime Commission June 26 1969 Sold June 26 1969 to Levin Metals Corp, San Jose CA for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-63)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

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1st Commissioning August 18 1944 to November 9 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-03-26

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Locy Type P (U-6a) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-U6a

1946-06-11

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-6b

1947-04-06

Easter 1947, cachet by Donald R. Graf.

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-6

1947-11-24

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2nd Commissioning March 31 1951 to January 2 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1951-05-05

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-11-08

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1957-09-24

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Locy Type 9fu

1957-09-24

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3rd Commissioning November 18 1961 to December 1 1968

 

Locy Type 2(n) (U S S)

1962-06-07

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Other Information

UVALDE earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945
Mindoro landings, April 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945

UVALDE earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)
* Communist China Aggression, December 1950
* Second Korean Winter, February - March 1952
* Korea, Summer-Fall 1953, May - July 1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - Armed Force Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic) - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A county in Texas

 

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