LST 888

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-511 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid August 11 1944 - Launched October 14 1944 USS LST-888 Commissioned November 13 1944 - Decommissioned September 2 1946 LST-888 Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Greenville, MS Out of Service (Date unknwon) Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group Renamed LEE COUNTY July 1 1955, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register September 21 1960 Sold April 18 1961 to Gulf Tampa Drydock Inc. Tampa, FL for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post office established November 13 1944 - Disestablished September 2 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

LST-888 earned one battle star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto March 26 to June 30 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

 

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