BLANCO COUNTY LST 344

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-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid October 18 1942 - Launched December 15 1942 USS LST-344 Commissioned January 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 7 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group Recommissioned January 5 1952 USS BLANCO COUNTY LST-344 Named July 1 1955 Decommissioned February 28 1956 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group Recommissioned June 9 1966 - Decommissioned October 3 1969 Struck from Naval Register September 15 1974 Sold July 1 1975 to W.L. Weeks 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.

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Other Information

LST-344 earned three battle stars for World War II service

BLANCO COUNTY earned the Navy Unit Commendation and five campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Medal (Vietnam, January 1-2 1967) - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (5) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Blanco County, Texas

 

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