COCONINO COUNTY LST 603: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS LST-603
Commissioned April 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 12 1955
USS COCONINO COUNTY LST-603
Named July 1 1955 while in reserve
Recommissioned June 8 1966 - Decommissioned April 4 1969
VUNG TAU HQ-503 (South Vietnamese Naval Service)
Transferred to South Vietnam April 4 1969 and renamed
Captured by North Vietnamese forces April 1975

Struck from Naval Register February 28 1986
Fate unknown

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

USS LST-603 Covers Page 1 (1944)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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

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

Locy Type 7z

1944-10-08

N/A

Sailor Mail, censored.

2nd Commissioning June 8 1966 to April 4 1969

USPO Slogan
Machine Postmark

"NAVAL STA"

Naval Station, Guam

1969-02-05

N/A

As Coconino County

Other Information

USS LST-603 / COCONINO COUNTY earned the Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (3 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Coconino County, AZ.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 Keel Laid November 5 1943 - Launched March 14 1944<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS LST-603'''<br/>
-Commissioned April 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 12 1955<br/>
+Commissioned April 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 12 1955<br/><br/>
-Named July 1 1955, While in reserve<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS COCONINO COUNTY LST-603'''<br/>
+Named July 1 1955 while in reserve<br/>
 Recommissioned June 8 1966 - Decommissioned April 4 1969<br/><br/>
 <li>'''VUNG TAU HQ-503''' (South Vietnamese Naval Service)<br/>
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 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:COCONINO COUNTY PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:COCONINO COUNTY PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
 </td>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS LST-603_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
+<li>[[USS LST-603_Covers_Page_1 | USS LST-603 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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-<hr/>
+<br/><hr/>
 <h4>1st Commissioning [start date] to [end date]</h4>
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
+Locy Type 7z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-POSTMARK DATE
+-10-08
 </td><td align="center" width="350">
-<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
+[[Image:JonBurdett_lst603_19441008.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
+N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-Note:
+Sailor Mail, censored.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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 <!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
-<!--  this part is commented out unless / until needed
-<hr/>
+<br/><hr/>
 <h4>2nd Commissioning June 8 1966 to April 4 1969</h4>
--->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>"NAVAL STA"<br/><br/>Naval Station, Guam
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-02-05
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Coconino County_LST603_19690205_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+N/A
+</td></tr></table>
+As '''Coconino County'''
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-LST-603 received one battle star for World War II service<br/>*
+USS LST-603 / COCONINO COUNTY earned the Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (3 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-Invasion of southern France August 15 to September 23 1944<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Coconino County, AZ.
-COCONINO COUNTY received seven campaign stars and two awards of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for Vietnam service <br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II<br/>
-December 14 1966 to January 11 1967<br/>
-April 9 to May 10 1967<br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III<br/>
-June 2 to July 8 1967<br/>
-December 17 1967 to January 1 1968<br/>*
-Tet Counteroffensive<br/>
-March 17 to April 1 1968<br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV<br/>
-April 2 to June 3 1968<br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V<br/>
-August 21 to October 11 1968<br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI<br/>
-November 9 to December 8 1968<br/>
-February 17-22 1969<br/>*
-Tet/69 Counteroffensive<br/>
-February 23 to March 20 1969<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
-Combat Action Ribbon (3) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - European-African- Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - Coconino County, Arizona
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