Description: After nearly a year at the Preflight School, Gerald Ford applied for sea duty. He was assigned to the pre-commissioning unit of the USS Monterey in February 1943. Pre-commissioning units (PCUs) are the first sailors aboard ships and help to calibrate equipment, run sea trials, and other tests that are required before the ship goes to sea for the first time.Ford was aboard the ship for commissioning and would stay with it until late 1944. Ford and Monterey’s first action came in November 1943 at the Gilbert Islands. Arriving 19 November, the ship helped secure the Makin Island and subdue Japanese resistance throughout the island chain. GREAT SOUTHERN COVER CO NAVAL COVERS Who We Are Great Southern Cover Company was founded in August of 2006. We specialize in Naval Event Covers, First Day Covers, Event Covers, Sailor's Mail, Marine and Seabees Mail, Soldiers Mail, V-Mail, Coast Guard Covers, APOs, Military Postal History, Official Navy Mail, Navy Photographs and Postcards and Patriotic Covers. Please check out our eBay Feedback. We are members of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society and the American First Day Cover Society #24362. FIRST DAY COVERS NAVY POSTCARDS Terms Of Sale Please Zoom In on the enlarged detailed image provided to view the cover or program more closely. We try to mention any defects that are not clearly seen. Many of these covers, and especially postal history, have been through the mail and show what should be expected as such. Most, if not all Postal History covers, have been opened by the recipient as should be expected. We do not take returns. Shipping Information Shipping cost on covers is $1.50 for the first item and .50 for each additional. To get the discount on multiple items you must use the "Add to Cart" feature for each items. The cost of shipping Naval or First Day Cover Programs is $2.00 with each additional item at .50. We currently are not shipping to overseas destinations. We take great care in packaging your items. If we receive your order and payment Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, we shipped the very next day. Saturday and Sunday orders are shipped Monday.
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Woodbridge, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-19T21:29:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.5 USD
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