In the midst of these treks, General S. D. Sturgis was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950, and was assigned to MSTS. The ship reached Tokyo Bay on 31 August; and two days later, the men carried by the Sturgis would be among the few who would witness the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard Missouri. USS General Sturgis. USS General S. D. Sturgis Upload media Wikipedia: Instance of: ship: Operator: United States Navy; Country of registry: United States of America; Length: 159.4 m; Authority control Q7869652 IMO ship number: 6810691. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137).She was later sold for commercial operation … His son Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. became a general in the United States Army, and was a division commander in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The Indians deceived Sturgis with a feint and eluded him, continuing their flight northward toward Canada. He was promoted to major in May 1861 and later transferred to the 4th Cavalry Regiment. General S. D. Sturgis was later returned to the Maritime Administration and was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 22 August 1958, where she remained until 1967. Sturgis was breveted brigadier general (for South Mountain) and major general (for Fredericksburg), Regular Army, in March 1865 and mustered out of the volunteer service in August. The ship departed Genoa on one such mission[5] with 860 displaced persons from Europe and arrived in Sydney on 14 May 1948. General S. D. Sturgis was launched under Maritime Commission contract (MC #661) 12 November 1943 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Miss Rio Ivanhoe; acquired by the Navy 31 March 1944; placed in ferry commission 24 April 1944 for transfer to Portland, Oregon; decommissioned 25 May 1944; converted to a transport by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington; and placed in full commission at Portland, Oreg., 10 July 1944, Comdr. During 1955, the ship made three voyages from New York to Bremerhaven, supporting American troops in Europe. AP-137 USS General S.D. USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II.She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. In 1851 they married and would have six children. His reaction was his now-famous remark, "I don't care for John Pope one pinch of owl dung.". Named Sturgis after General Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr., this pressurized water reactor built in a converted Liberty ship was part of a series of reactors in the US Army Nuclear Power Program, which aimed to develop small nuclear reactors to generate electrical and space-heating energy primarily at remote, relatively inaccessible sites. The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, is named for Samuel D. Sturgis (AP-137) left Bremerhaven, Germany on or about November 1, 1946 bringing, amongst others, the majority of the 508th PIR home. GENERAL S. D. STURGIS / GREEN PORT 1943 The GENERAL S.D.STURGIS was one of a class of 30 ships, designated C4-S-A1. USS General S.D. Sturgis soon caught up with the Nez Percé but at the Battle of Canyon Creek, the Indians, although outnumbered two to one, again escaped from his grasp.[4]. He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Department of the Ohio conducting operations in the vicinity of Dandridge, Tennessee during the Winter of 1863-1864. His grandson Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. also became a general in the United States Army and served as Chief of Engineers from 1953 to 1956. For the Korean War period, she sailed from New York to Bremerhaven and Mediterranean ports, embarking allied troops, and transported them to Pusan. [6] General S. D. Sturgis made a trip, with displaced persons, from Bremerhaven, Germany, at the end of December 1948, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, arriving there on 17 January 1949. She decommissioned 24 May 1946 and was delivered to WSA for peacetime operation as an Army transport. The ship arrived at New York under her own power two days later. Each page has been placed on a CD for years of enjoyable computer viewing. She now headed for Europe, departing San Francisco 16 June for France. In 1947, USAT General S. D. Sturgis was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. General S. D. Sturgis received three battle stars for Korean War service. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. USS General SD Sturgis AP 137. Matewosian was said, in contemporary news accounts, to be the oldest person to come to the U.S. under the displaced persons program. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. From 1881 until 1886, Sturgis was governor of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C. USS General A. W. Greely (AP-141) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship named for U.S. Army general Adolphus Greely.She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General A. W. Greeley in 1946. L'USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) est un navire de transport américain de classe General G. O. Squier qui a été transformé en bâtiment d'essais et de mesures entre 1961 et 1964. Renamed SS Green Port, USCG ON 510015, IMO 6810691, she entered commercial service in June 1968. Jump to navigation Jump to search Return to USS GENERAL S. D. STURGIS Main Page Covers should be listed in chronological order. USS General S.D. Rebuilt to 12,349 gross tons, USAT General S. D. Sturgis made 21 voyages between Germany and the U.S. with displaced persons. I don’t remember how long we waited in the refugee camp, but eventually we were offered a couple of choices for relocation: to the US or to Venezuela? On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP … Samuel D. Sturgis was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. The General G. O. Squier class of transport ships was built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.. USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. After the war, he served in the West, was promoted to first lieutenant and captain, and took part in a number of Indian campaigns. The ship was the only of her kind to be present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945), when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed.[2]. This article is about the American Civil War general. Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. [3], When the Civil War broke out, Sturgis continued to serve with the 1st Dragoons (which was shortly afterwards redesignated the 1st Cavalry Regiment). MH-1A was the first floating nuclear power station. On May 6, 1869, he became colonel and commander of the 7th U.S. Cavalry and his lieutenant colonel was George Armstrong Custer. As war broke out in Korea, General S. D. Sturgis took up the vital job of carrying U.N. troops to and from the Korean fighting. From NavalCoverMuseum. She was then decommissioned on 25 May 1944, converted to a Naval Transport by Kaiser in Vancouver, Washington, and placed in full commission as the USS General S.D. Sturgis was breveted brigadier general (for South Mountain) and major general (for Fredericksburg), regular army, in March 1865 and mustered out of the volunteer service in August. USS General Omar Bundy ; USS General Pike ; USS General Pillow ; USS General Price ; USS General Putnam (1857, SP-2284) USS General R. E. Callan (AP-139/T-AP-139) USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134/T-AP-134) USS General R. M. Blatchford (AP-118, AP-153/T-AP-153) USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137/T-AP-137) USS General Schuyler Yard No.17, she was launched on 12th Nov.1943. A great part of Naval history. [2] That class also included among its graduates John Gibbon, George B. McClellan, Jesse Reno, and George Stoneman, who would fight on the Union side and Ambrose Powell Hill, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, and George Pickett, who would fight on the Confederate side. During the Mexican War, he served with the 1st Dragoons and was captured and held for eight days as a prisoner of war while making a reconnaissance near Buena Vista, Mexico. In March 1862 he was appointed brigadier general of volunteers to rank from August 10, 1861, the day of the battle, as well as breveted lieutenant colonel, Regular Army. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137). On 26 August—by this time painted in camouflage measure 32, design 13T—the Sturgis sailed out of Manila with officers and officials of the United States, Australia, Canada, Netherlands East Indies, China, and the Philippines. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. [4], In addition to its many trips to the U.S. with displaced persons, General S. D. Sturgis also delivered refugees to Australia, Argentina, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela as well. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion On May 6, 1869, he became colonel and commander of the 7th U.S. Cavalry and his lieutenant colonel was George Armstrong Custer.Sturgis was on detached duty when parts of the 7th Cavalry were destroyed at the Battle of Little Big Horn. From 27 September to 6 November the ship made one round-trip voyage from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor and one from Seattle before returning to San Francisco. 1822 June 11, 1822. From 6 April to 2 June she made a round-trip, troop-carrying voyage from San Francisco to Langemak Bay and Hollandia, New Guinea; and San Pedro, Leyte as the Pacific campaigns reached a climax. She then made three round-trip voyages from the West Coast to Japanese ports, supporting occupation troops before departing San Francisco on an around-the-world voyage calling at Manila, Singapore, Calcutta, and Port Said, and arriving New York 10 May 1946. We have created a browser extension. That's it. Noté /5. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgisin 1946. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. She was a General G.O. This is a schedule of passenger ships calling at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sturgis and his soldiers headed off the Nez Percé and waited to attack them once they emerged from their passage through the wilderness of Yellowstone Park. General S. D. Sturgis carried part of Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet staff via Eniwetok to Pearl Harbor, finally reaching Seattle 19 February 1945. During this time, Sturgis was sent to West Ely, Missouri, where he met Jerusha Wilcox. Manned by civilians, she was re-designated T-AP-137, and continued the transportation of people fleeing the aftermath of the war. She was named in honor of U.S. Armygeneral Samuel Davis Sturgis. Samuel Sturgis then took personal command of the regiment and led the 7th Cavalry in the campaign against the Nez Percé in 1877. Please note, it is based on incomplete records.The source material for 1960 and 1962-1966 was damaged or missing. USS GENERAL S. D. STURGIS AP-137 Placed in Ferry Commission April 24 - May 25 1944 Commissioned July 10 1944 - Decommissioned May 24 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 19 1946 Delivered to Maritime Commission Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service ; USAT GENERAL S. D. STURGIS Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 … He reverted to his regular rank of lieutenant colonel of the 6th U.S. Cavalry. An American refugee program based in Vienna was helping to relocate the suffering survivors of the war and escape from Russia. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there … 29 August 1945. Il a également porté les noms USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) (1943-1946), USAT General Harry Taylor (1946-1950), USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) (1950-1958) et USAFS General Hoyt S. … Sturgis. Built by Kaiser, Richmond/Cal. >Any information, pictures or passenger lists would be appreciated. Squier class Transport: Displacement: 17,250 tons (full load) Length: 523' Beam: 72' Draft: 30' Speed: 18 knots Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 15x2 20mm Complement: 356 Troops: 3,343 Geared turbine engines, single screw, 9,000 hp Built at Kaiser, Richmond, and commissioned 10 July 1944 Additional Links: "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting … After debarking her passengers, she made ready to sail to Tokyo. He reverted to his regular rank of lieutenant colonel of the 6th U.S. Cavalry. Sturgis was on detached duty as the Superintendent of Mounted Recruiting Service and in command of the Cavalry Depot in St. Louis, Missouri,[2] when parts of the 7th Cavalry were destroyed at the Battle of Little Big Horn (one of Sturgis's sons, Second Lieutenant James G. Sturgis, was also an officer with the 7th and was killed in that battle.) She arrived safely at Manila 20 August. She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980.[1]. January 24, 2012 by ludmilaconfessions. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. She sailed from that port 16 November with troops and supplies bound for the Southwest Pacific. For his son, the World War I general, see, List of American Civil War generals (Union), "Online version of Cullum's Register of Graduates of the United States Military Academy - Class of 1846 - Samuel D. Sturgis", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_D._Sturgis&oldid=995633676, United States Army personnel of the Indian Wars, American military personnel of the Mexican–American War, Mexican–American War prisoners of war held by Mexico, People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 December 2020, at 02:20. USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. Use the postmark date or best guess. Touching Eniwetok 4 December and arriving at Ulithi 5 days later, she assumed duty there as a station receiving ship. On board USS General S. D. Sturgis, At Sea. view all 12 Brevet Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis (USA)'s Timeline. [7] On 24 March 1951, General S. D. Sturgis developed a leak on a trip to New York with 884 displaced persons aboard. She was sold at that time to Central Gulf Steamship Corp. of New Orleans, who rebuilt her as a cargo ship. While attempting to secure priority from General Herman Haupt for movement of his troops on the railroad, he was told that he must wait his turn as other troops and supplies were going forward to support Pope. 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