CATSKILL MCS 1

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 CATSKILL LSV-1
Commissioned June 30 1944 - Decommissioned August 30 1946
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Reclassified Mine Countermeasures Support Ship (MCS) October 18 1956, While in reserve

Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961
Reinstated on Naval Register June 1 1964
USS CATSKILL MCS-1
Recommissioned October 6 1967 - Decommissioned December 1 1970

Sold November 9 1973 to Tai Kien Industry Co. Ltd for scrap

Naval Covers

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Catskill Covers Page 1 (1944-67)

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 June 30 1944 - Disestablished August 28 1946

Locy Type
2z

1946-02-17

As LSV-1

Locy Type
9efu

1944-12-14
to
1944-12-23

As LSV-1
Mark from back of cover

Post Office Reestablished September 8 1967 - Disestablished December 1 1970

Locy Type
FDPS 2(n+) Sep 8, 1967

1967-09-08

As MCS-1
First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1969-11-03

As MCS-1
Official Ship's Crest cachet

Other Information

CATSKILL earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 20 1944, and November 14 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-5 1945

Earned 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam Service
* Tet 69/Counteroffensive
May 5-11 1969
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 9-18 1969
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
March 14 to April 12 1970
* Sanctuary Counteroffensive
June 28-30 1970
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
July 1 1970

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - A northward extension of the Appalachian Mountain Range into southeastern New York State

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