LUZERNE COUNTY LST 902 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 cover

2026-10-14T19:03:38Z

updated the page and added 1 cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:03, 14 October 2026
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	<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>		<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 5 November 1944 - Launched 16 December 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LST-902'''</li>		<li>'''USS LST-902'''</li>
	Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 15 January 1945 - Decommissioned 3 August 1946<br/>
			Recommissioned 16 June 1952<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LUZERNE COUNTY LST-902'''</li>		<li>'''USS LUZERNE COUNTY LST-902'''</li>
	~~Recommissioned June 16 1952~~ - Decommissioned November ~~30 1955<br/>~~		Named 1 July 1955 - Decommissioned 30 November 1955<br/>
	~~Named July 1~~ 1955~~<br/>~~<br/>		Recommissioned 15 April 1963 - Decommissioned 1970<br/><br/>
	Recommissioned April 15 1963 - Decommissioned 1970<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval 12 Register August 1970<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register August 12 1970<br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:LuzerneCounty_LST902_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:LuzerneCounty_LST902_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li><!-- [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[LUZERNE_COUNTY_LST-902_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS LST-902 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
			<li><!-- [[LUZERNE_COUNTY_LST-902_Covers_Page_2 \| -->USS Luzerne County LST-902 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->
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	<h4>3rd Commissioning April 15 1963 to 1970</h4>		<h4>3rd Commissioning 15 April 1963 to 1970</h4>

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	1967-08-18		1967-08-18
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_LuzerneCounty_LST902_19670818_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_LuzerneCounty_LST902_19670818_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2(n+)(USS) -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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			1967-08-18
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_LuzerneCounty_LST902_19670818_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			N/A
			</td></tr></table>
			Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ \| Michael Hebert]]. Courtesy of Laurie Bernstein.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	LST-902 ~~earned two battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br~~/>		USS LST-902 / USS LUZERNE COUNTY earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 10 Campaign stars), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (7 awards), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	LUZERNE COUNTY earned ~~ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service <br/><br/>~~
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~
	Combat Action Ribbon ~~(Vietnam; Feb 18 1968, Feb 22 1968, Mar 4 1968~~, ~~Mar 3 1969) -~~ Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (~~with~~ Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ~~(3-Dominican Republic) -~~ Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (7) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal ~~(retroactive)~~<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania		'''NAMESAKE''' - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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NCMSysop: added

2020-06-10T02:24:59Z

added </li>

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:24, 10 June 2020
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	<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>		<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LST-902'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LST-902'''</li>
	Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946~~<br/>~~		Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946<br/><br/>
	~~Recommissioned June 16 1952~~<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS LUZERNE COUNTY LST-902'''</li>
	<li>'''USS LUZERNE COUNTY LST-902'''<br/>		Recommissioned June 16 1952 - Decommissioned November 30 1955<br/>
	Named July 1 1955<br/>		Named July 1 1955<br/><br/>
	~~Decommissioned November 30 1955~~<br/>
	Recommissioned April 15 1963 - Decommissioned 1970<br/><br/>		Recommissioned April 15 1963 - Decommissioned 1970<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register August 12 1970<br/>		Struck from Naval Register August 12 1970<br/>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

NCMSysop: fixed history section

2020-06-05T01:27:53Z

fixed history section

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:27, 5 June 2020
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	<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>		<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>		Keel Laid November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LST 902'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LST-902'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946<br/>		Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946<br/>
	Recommissioned June 16 1952<br/><br/>		Recommissioned June 16 1952<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: new format

2011-05-21T17:00:44Z

new format

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 November 5 1944 - Launched December 16 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LST 902'''<br/>
Commissioned January 15 1945 - Decommissioned August 3 1946<br/>
Recommissioned June 16 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LUZERNE COUNTY LST-902'''<br/>
Named July 1 1955<br/>
Decommissioned November 30 1955<br/>
Recommissioned April 15 1963 - Decommissioned 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register August 12 1970<br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:LuzerneCounty_LST902_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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>














<hr/>
<h4>3rd Commissioning April 15 1963 to 1970</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-08-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LuzerneCounty_LST902_19670818_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LuzerneCounty_LST902_19670818_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LST-902 earned two battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br/>
LUZERNE COUNTY earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (Vietnam; Feb 18 1968, Feb 22 1968, Mar 4 1968, Mar 3 1969) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Dominican Republic) - Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (7) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania



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