POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Army Post Office (APO) 980, Adak Island, AK
Date of Photo: circa 1943
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: APO 980 was the Army Post Office for Headquarters, Eleventh Air Force, Adak Island, Alaska. It was in use from August 3, 1942 to July 8, 1950. On the reverse side of this actual photo is a censor stamp: Passed by Base 1718 U.S. Army Examiner. The Eleventh Air Force later moved to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage AK. Adak Island became a Naval Air Station. The final Naval Activity was closed on March 31, 1997. Information about Adak Island.