HAMPDEN COUNTY LST 803: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:31, 24 May 2018

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-803
Commissioned 17 November 1944 - Decommissioned 26 March 1949
Recommissioned 15 November 1950
USS HAMPDEN COUNTY LST-803
Named 1 July 1955
Decommissioned 2 January 1958

Struck from Naval Register 17 April 1958
Sunk as target 26 September 1958 off the coast of California

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 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.

USS Hampden County LST-803 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.

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

USPO Slogan
Machine Postmark

Vallejo, CA
"GIVE /
THE UNITED WAY"

1957-10-22

The ship had no postal facilities.

Other Information

USS LST-803 / HAMPDEN COUNTY earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars, the Philippines Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in Massachusetts.

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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 <ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
-Keel Laid September 14 1944 - Launched October 23 1944<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 14 September 1944 - Launched 23 October 1944<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS LST-803'''<br/>
-Commissioned November 17 1944 - Decommissioned March 26 1949<br/>
+Commissioned 17 November 1944 - Decommissioned 26 March 1949<br/>
-Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet<br/>
+Recommissioned 15 November 1950<br/><br/>
-Recommissioned November 15 1950<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS HAMPDEN COUNTY LST-803'''<br/>
-Named July 1 1955<br/>
+Named 1 July 1955<br/>
-Decommissioned January 2 1958<br/><br/>
+Decommissioned 2 January 1958<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register April 17 1958<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 17 April 1958<br/>
-Sunk as target September 26 1958 off the coast of California
+Sunk as target 26 September 1958 off the coast of California
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-<!-- [[Image:Name_Number_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]] -->
+<!-- [[Image:HampdenCounty_LST803_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] -->
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
+<li><!-- [[HAMPDEN_COUNTY_LST_803_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Hampden County LST-803 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
 </ol>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 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>
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-NO LST-803 / HAMPDEN COUNTY POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
+USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Vallejo, CA<br/>"GIVE /<br/>THE UNITED WAY"
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-DATE FROM
+-10-22
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-DATE TO
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Hampden County_LST803_19571022_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
 </td></tr></table>
-Note:
+The ship had no postal facilities.
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-LST-803 earned one battle star for World War II service and five battle stars for Korean War service <br/><br/>
+USS LST-803 / HAMPDEN COUNTY earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars, the Philippines Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Massachusetts.
-American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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