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SGT. Howard L. Kimsey (BSP-1924)

Precedence of awards is from left to right
- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Barge - Self-propelled:

Built in 1944 as US Army wooden hulled self-propelled Barge BSP-1924 by Maritime Shipyard, Seattle, WA.

Launched in 1944

Delivered to the US Army Quartermasters Corps in 1944

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corp. placed in service as self-propelled barge BSP-1924

Named SGT. Howard L. Kimsey (BSP-1924), date unknown

Placed out of service, date unknown

Sold, date unknown, converted to a fishing boat, named FV Uzinki date unknown

Renamed FV Boxer (II), date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 182 t.
Length 106'
Beam 24'
Draft 7'5"

Speed unknown

Range unknown

Complement 9

Armament one 50cal machine gun

Fuel Capacity unknown

Propulsion

two diesel engines

two shafts, 270shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
3028192402	13k	*Namesake* Howard L. Kimsey killed in action during WW II near Saidor, New Guinea, 9 February 1944. He was a SGT in Company K of the 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd. Division.		Tommy Trampp
3028192401	88k	Ex-SGT. Howard L. Kimsey (BSP-1924) as the commercial fishing boat FV Boxer underway, date and location unknown. historicfishing.smugmug		John Spivey

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