CASA GRANDE LSD 13
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.
Authorized Lend-Lease Act as British Mechanized Artillery Transport BAPM-5 Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1942 Keel Laid November 11 1943 as HMS SPEAR LSD-13 Reclassified/Named HMS PORTWAY F-144 Lend-Lease canceled or modified (never commissioned in Royal Navy) Launched April 11 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1946-69)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 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 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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1st Commissioning June 5 1944 to October 23 1946
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1946-07-18 |
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2nd Commissioning November 1 1950 to February 6 1970
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1950-12-07 |
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First Day Postal Service
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1950-12-12 |
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1967-06-05 |
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1964-03-20 |
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1969-09-15 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
CASA GRANDE earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944
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Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landing, January 1945
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Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April - 3 June 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Philippine Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Casa Grande, a dwelling near Phoenix, Ariz., was built by the Salado Indians about 1350. It is now a national monument
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