GREER COUNTY LST 799 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 23:07, 14 February 2026

2026-02-14T23:07:21Z

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	1956-02-26		1956-02-27
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GreerCounty_LST799_19560226_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GreerCounty_LST799_19560226_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 2 postmarks/1 cover

2026-02-14T23:05:49Z

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

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	<h4>Post ~~office established~~ October 27 1944 - Disestablished December 24 1945</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established October 27 1944 - Disestablished December 24 1945</h4>

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	<h4>Post ~~office reestablished~~ March 1 1951</h4>		<h4>Post Office Reestablished March 1 1951 - Disestablished 1960</h4>

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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2 May 24, 1951
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			1951-05-24
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			[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510524 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510524.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			First Day Postal Service
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	Note:		Note:
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			<!-- USS GREER COUNTY -->
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			<hr/>
			<h4>USS GREER COUNTY</h4>

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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	LST-799 earned one ~~battle star~~ for World War II ~~service, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine battle stars for Korean War~~ service <br/>*		LST-799 earned one Battle Star for World War II service<br/>*
	'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>		'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 2-7 1945<br/><br/>		Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 2-7 1945<br/><br/>
	Korean War ~~Service~~<br/>*		Earned the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine Battle Stars for Korean War service<br/>*
	'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>		'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>
	September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950<br/>*		September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950<br/>*
	'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>		'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
	15 to 28 ~~December~~ 1950<br/>*		December 15-28 1950<br/>*
	'''Inchon Landing'''<br/>		'''Inchon Landing'''<br/>
	September 13-17 1950<br/>*		September 13-17 1950<br/>*
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	March 22 to April 5 1951<br/>*		March 22 to April 5 1951<br/>*
	'''Communist China Spring Offensive'''<br/>		'''Communist China Spring Offensive'''<br/>
	April 27 to May 11, 15-20, June 7-19, July 8 1951<br/>*		April 27 to May 11 1951<br/>
			May 15-20 1951<br/>
			June 7-19 1951<br/>
			July 8 1951<br/>*
	'''UN Summer-Fall Offensive'''<br/>		'''UN Summer-Fall Offensive'''<br/>
	July 9 to August 13, September 27 to November 2, 26-27 1951<br/>*		July 9 to August 13 1951<br/>
			September 27 to November 2 1951<br/>
			November 26-27 1951<br/>*
	'''Second Korean Winter'''<br/>		'''Second Korean Winter'''<br/>
	November 28 to December 28 1951<br/>		November 28 to December 28 1951<br/>
	January 17 to February 22, March 11 to April 14 1952<br/>*		January 17 to February 22 1952<br/>
			March 11 to April 14 1952<br/>*
	'''Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952'''<br/>		'''Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952'''<br/>
	July 12 to August 11 1952<br/>*		July 12 to August 11 1952<br/>*
	'''Korea Summer-Fall 1953'''<br/>		'''Korea Summer-Fall 1953'''<br/>
	June 4-30, July 14-17 1953<br/><br/>		June 4-30 1953<br/>
			July 14-17 1953<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, 3 ~~April~~ to 8 ~~May~~ 1945)) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>		Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, April 3 to May 8 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Greer County, Oklahoma		'''NAMESAKE''' - Greer County, Oklahoma

JonBurdett: added 1 mark replaced 2

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS LST-799_Covers_Page_1 \| LST-799 Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1951~~-55)</li>		<li>[[USS LST-799_Covers_Page_1 \| LST-799 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-55)</li>
	<li>[[USS GREER COUNTY LST-799_Covers_Page_1 \| Greer County Covers Page 1 ]]     (1955)</li>		<li>[[USS GREER COUNTY LST-799_Covers_Page_1 \| Greer County Covers Page 1 ]]     (1955)</li>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 1st ~~Commissioning~~ Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post office Period -->
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	~~<!-- this part is commented out unless / until needed~~
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	<h4>~~1st Commissioning~~ October 28 1944 ~~to May 6 1946~~</h4>		<h4>Post office established October 27 1944 - Disestablished December 24 1945</h4>
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			Locy Type<br/>2z
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			1945-05-15
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			[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19450515 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19450515.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Censored wartime (WWII) use
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	<!-- Postmarks from 2nd ~~Commissioning~~ Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Post office Period -->
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	<h4>~~2nd Commissioning August 26 1950 to January 18 1960~~</h4>		<h4>Post office reestablished March 1 1951</h4>

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	1951-08-29		1951-08-29
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829-1 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	1955-04-11		1955-04-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411-1 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	1955-07-01		1955-07-01
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett greercounty lst799 19550701 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett greercounty lst799 19550701 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	As GREER COUNTY		As GREER COUNTY
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->


	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	LST-799 earned one battle star for World War II service, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br/>		LST-799 earned one battle star for World War II service, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine battle stars for Korean War service <br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 2-7 1945<br/><br/>
			Korean War Service<br/>*
			'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>
			September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950<br/>*
			'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
			15 to 28 December 1950<br/>*
			'''Inchon Landing'''<br/>
			September 13-17 1950<br/>*
			'''First UN Counter Offensive'''<br/>
			March 22 to April 5 1951<br/>*
			'''Communist China Spring Offensive'''<br/>
			April 27 to May 11, 15-20, June 7-19, July 8 1951<br/>*
			'''UN Summer-Fall Offensive'''<br/>
			July 9 to August 13, September 27 to November 2, 26-27 1951<br/>*
			'''Second Korean Winter'''<br/>
			November 28 to December 28 1951<br/>
			January 17 to February 22, March 11 to April 14 1952<br/>*
			'''Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952'''<br/>
			July 12 to August 11 1952<br/>*
			'''Korea Summer-Fall 1953'''<br/>
			June 4-30, July 14-17 1953<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, 3 April to 8 May 1945)) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>		Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, 3 April to 8 May 1945)) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: notes

2011-05-16T17:40:57Z

notes

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
Keel Laid August 25 1944 - Launched October 3 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LST-799'''<br/>
Commissioned October 28 1944 - Decommissioned May 6 1946<br/>
Recommissioned August 26 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GREER COUNTY LST-799'''<br/>
Named July 1 1955<br/>
Decommissioned January 18 1960<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 1 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''BAMBERG A-1403''' (West German Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to West Germany and renamed<br/>
Struck by Germany 1968<br/>
Sold to the Netherlands 1970<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS LST-799_Covers_Page_1 | LST-799 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1951-55)</li>
<li>[[USS GREER COUNTY LST-799_Covers_Page_1 | Greer County Covers Page 1 ]]     (1955)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>









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<h4>2nd Commissioning August 26 1950 to January 18 1960</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-08-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19510829.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-04-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst799 19550411.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-07-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett greercounty lst799 19550701 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett greercounty lst799 19550701.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As GREER COUNTY


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LST-799 earned one battle star for World War II service, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, 3 April to 8 May 1945)) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Greer County, Oklahoma




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