KING COUNTY AG 157

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid September 19 1944 - Launched December 6 1944 USS LST-857 Commissioned December 29 1944 USS KING COUNTY LST-857 Named July 1 1955 Converted to Experimental Guided Missile Test Ship 1957 USS KING COUNTY AG-157 Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) May 17 1958 Decommissioned July 8 1960 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Sold April 25 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Postmark Vallejo, CA

1958-10-30

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS LST-857 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Battle stars, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Counties in Texas and Washington.

 

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