AUDUBON APA 149

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 AUDUBON APA-149
Commissioned December 20 1944 - Decommissioned February 19 1946
Returned to Maritime Commission March 13 1946
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA

Struck from Naval Register March 1946
Sold April 9 1973 to Union Metals and Alloys Corp. New York, N.Y for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established November 23 1944 - Disestablished February 16 1946

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15156)

1945-06-08

Note:

Locy Type
9#

(Br. #15156)

1945-07-09

Note:

Other Information

AUDUBON earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 26-30 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A county in western Iowa named for the great American naturalist and artist who won worldwide renown for his paintings of birds and animals

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