The USS Oxford (APA-189) was a Haskell-class attack transport laid down on April 17, 1944, and launched on July 12, the same year. It was commissioned on September 11, 1944, under Comdr. Paul S. Crandall’s command, with the hull number APA-189, and served in the U.S. Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on April 17, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 536 people on board and had its main missions in California, Okinawa, San Francisco, New Guinea, Leyte, Manus, Guam, San Diego, and Noumea. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on May 1, 1946. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Oxford received 2 battle stars.
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