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of the <BR>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" HEIGHT="328"> One of the earliest attack transports in the United States Navy's gigantic auxiliary fleet to enter active
service in World War II was the <B><I>THOMAS JEFFERSON.</I></B>The <B><I>THOMAS JEFFERSON</I></B> was commissioned
on August 31, 1942 at Newport News, Virginia, and designated AP-60 under the command of Commander (now Captain)
Chauncey R. Crutcher, USN.</TD>
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circa 1940 in South Pacific camouflage</SPAN></B></P>
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