walter j taggart us navy 1944

[blairandsoniataggart]

Thank you for your help

[Genealiza]

I think you'll have to look at where these two ships were during the war.  The following is the information I've found as it was presented on fold3.com.  They are not in order, I'll leave that to you.

USS APL 1945
Report of Changes        from Canal Zone

Name:  Taggart, Walter J
Service #:  579-28-69
Rating at last report (rank):  S2c
Date of enlistment:  25 Mar 1944
Place of enlistment:  Boston, MA
Branch of service:  USN
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USS APL 33     20 AUG 1945   from Guam to Okinawa
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN
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USS Duncan      24 NOV 1948
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SN, RDUT, 1137, US Nav Rec Sta, San Diego, CA
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USS APL 33    3 JUL 1945   San Diego to Pearl Harbor, TH
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, QM3, CCAT, 552 to LVD departed 25 days leave
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USS APL 33  31 MAY 1945
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA
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USS APL 33   1 NOV 1945
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN
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USS Duncan        1 JAN 1948
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, CCAT , To Dut, returned from 32 days leave
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USS APL 33    22 JUL 1945   from Pearl Harbor to Saipan
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA
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USS Duncan       27 MAR 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, CNLY, 25 Mar 1950 for 6 years
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USS APL 33     23 (?) MAY 1945  from Key West, FL to Christobal, Canal Zone
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA
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USS DUNCAN   16 JAN 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, RDUT, verbal orders of ComDesDiv 52
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USS APL 33      1 JAN 1946
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA
                             USN, CR, 1 Jan 1946, TO SLC, USN
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USS DUNCAN   7 AUG 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, Sm3, ConServRon 3 for duty
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USS DUNCAN         18 MAY 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, CCAT to LVD, Departed on (30) days leave, leave to start
                                                                             20 May 1947
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USS DUNCAN   17 JUN 1948
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, QM3m, TRAN, 552, Rec/Sta, Boston, MA, AUTH: R/S Boston disp
                                                                 162020Z of June 1948
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USS DUNCAN   27 JUNE 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, CCAT, To Duty expiration of 35 days emergency leave

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, TRAN  USNH, Chelsea, MA, AUTH: USNH, Chelsea, MA,
                                                                     dispatch 251655Z of June 1947
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USS APL 33     1 OCT 1945
Report of Changes

Taggart Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN
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USS DUNCAN    1 APR 1948
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, CNJP, 552 to 04122-25
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USS APL 33          1 Sep 1945
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN
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USS DUNCAN    21 NOV 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, SM3, DIRE Reenlisted this date for two full years
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USS DUNCAN     22 NOV 1947
Daily Personnel Diary

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69,  SM3, CCAT to LVD  Departed on 32 days leave this date
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USS APL 33     5 Apr 1945
Muster Roll of Crew   for the Commissioning

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA
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USS APL 33         from NYC, NY
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN, Rec'd 5 Apr 1945
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USS APL 33      1 OCT 1945
Muster Roll of Crew

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944  1st rec'd on board 5 Apr 1945
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USS APL 33             1 JUL 1945
Muster Roll of Crew

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944 1st rec'd on board 5 Apr 1945
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USS APL 33          1 JUL 1945
Report of Changes

Taggart, Walter J, #579-28-69, S2c, 25 Mar 1944, Boston, MA, USN
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[Genealiza]

Google searching the USS APL 33, it appears to be a modified barge, that was towed around for temporary barracks.  The USS Duncan appears to have been deployed to the Pacific.

[blairandsoniataggart]

Thank you for your help, i know he was made awol thanks to my grandmother locking him in the attic