SGT JOSEPH E MULLER T-AG 171
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.
Laid down December 30 1944, as M/V CHECK KNOT Delivered to Maritime Commission June 9 1945 under contract to the Waterman SS. Co. for operations Laid up November 4 1946, in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay , Benecia, CA Transferred June 30 1948 to U.S. Army Transportation Service (ATS) |
 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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.
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.
|
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
|---|
|
NO POSTMARKS |
POSTMARK DATE |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1969-10-27 |
 |
 |
Note:
Other Information
USNS SGT. JOSEPH E. MULLER earned nine battle stars during the Korean War
*
North Korean Aggression
July 8 to October 30 1950
*
Communist China Aggression
December 13 1950 to January 24 1951
*
First UN Counter Offensive
January 25 to April 12 1951
*
Communist China Spring Offensive
April 26 to July 8 1951
*
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
July 15 to November 27 1951
*
Second Korean Winter
November 28 1951 to April 8 1952
*
Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
July 16 to November 29 1952
*
Third Korean Winter
December 1 1952 to April 27 1953
*
Korean Summer-Fall 1953
May 1 to July 20 1953
NAMESAKE - Sgt. Joseph E. Muller, Company B, 305th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division, was killed in action on May 16 1945 near Ishimmi, Okinawa.
On the 15th, when his platoon had been halted by heavy enemy fire from a strongly defended ridge, he directed his men to positions from which they could cover his charge. With grenades, he drove the enemy out into the open where his squad caught them. Enemy survivors attempted to re-man a machine gun, but Sgt. Muller attacked and prevented them from turning the gun on his squad. Prior to dawn on the 16th, the Japanese counterattacked in an effort to retake the position. Sgt. Muller crawled forward through heavy fire to a position from which he again successfully launched a single-man grenade and rifle-fire attack. He then returned to his three-man foxhole, into which a lone enemy, who had feigned death, threw a grenade. Seeing the danger, Sgt. Muller threw himself over the grenade; absorbed the impact of the explosion with his body; and saved the lives of his two companions. For his actions on the 15th and 16th, and for his sacrifice on the 16th, Sgt. Muller was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum