CITY OF DALHART IX 156
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.
Built 1921 as MV CITY of DALHART Acquired by US Navy 29 February 1944 |
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Naval Covers
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- USS City of Dalhart IX-156 Covers Page 1 (1944-1945)
Postmarks
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-10-02 |
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Locy Type 9efu |
1944-10-20 |
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Registered Official Mail. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
Other Information
CITY OF DALHART earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Dalhart, Texas
HISTORICAL NOTE - USS City of Dalhart stood out from San Francisco 9 June 1944, carrying sailors and cargo to Pearl Harbor. Assigned as a mobile barracks for the 301st Naval Construction Battalion (NCB), she departed Pearl Harbor 16 July with the Seabees and machinery of this unit aboard, called at Eniwetok (3-5 August), and put in to Guam 11 August, one day after the island was declared secure. She remained at Gaum until 22 November, when she sailed for San Francisco, arriving 19 December. USS City of Dalhart was decommissioned 28 January 1946, and returned to her owner.
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