GREER COUNTY LST 799: 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-799
Commissioned October 28 1944 - Decommissioned May 6 1946
Recommissioned August 26 1950
USS GREER COUNTY LST-799
Named July 1 1955
Decommissioned January 18 1960

Struck from Naval Register November 1 1960
BAMBERG A-1403 (West German Naval Service)
Transferred to West Germany and renamed
Struck by Germany 1968
Sold to the Netherlands 1970

Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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LST-799 Covers Page 1 (1945-55)
Greer County Covers Page 1 (1955)

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.

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.

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

Post Office Established October 27 1944 - Disestablished December 24 1945

Locy Type
2z

1945-05-15

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Post Office Reestablished March 1 1951 - Disestablished 1960

Locy Type
FDPS 2 May 24, 1951

1951-05-24

First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2

1951-08-29

Note:

Locy Type
9efu

1955-04-11

Note:

USS GREER COUNTY

Locy Type
2(n)

1955-07-01

As GREER COUNTY

Other Information

LST-799 earned one Battle Star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 2-7 1945

Earned the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine Battle Stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression
September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
December 15-28 1950
* Inchon Landing
September 13-17 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive
March 22 to April 5 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 27 to May 11 1951
May 15-20 1951
June 7-19 1951
July 8 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive
July 9 to August 13 1951
September 27 to November 2 1951
November 26-27 1951
* Second Korean Winter
November 28 to December 28 1951
January 17 to February 22 1952
March 11 to April 14 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
July 12 to August 11 1952
* Korea Summer-Fall 1953
June 4-30 1953
July 14-17 1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
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

NAMESAKE - Greer County, Oklahoma

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-<h4>Post office reestablished March 1 1951</h4>
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+Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2 May 24, 1951
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+-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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+<h4>USS GREER COUNTY</h4>
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 <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/>
 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/>
 September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950<br/>*
 '''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
-to 28 December 1950<br/>*
+December 15-28 1950<br/>*
 '''Inchon Landing'''<br/>
 September 13-17 1950<br/>*
@@ Line 173: / Line 195: @@
 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/>*
+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/>
-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/>
 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/>
 July 12 to August 11 1952<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/>
-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