PITKIN COUNTY LST 1082: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:20, 13 January 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-1082
Commissioned February 7 1945 - Decommissioned August 5 1946
Recommissioned September 6 1950
USS PITKIN COUNTY LST-1082
Named July 1 1955
Decommissioned September 1 1955
Recommissioned July 9 1966 - Decommissioned September 1 1971

Struck from Naval Register April 1 1975
Sold December 19 1975 for scrap
Resold to Max Rouse & Sons Beverly Hills, CA for commercial use
LST-4
Resold 1975 to Landing System Technology Pte. Ltd. Singapore and renamed
PETROLA 144 (Greek Registry)
Acquired June 6 1978 by Maritime & Commercial Co. Argonaftis S.A.
Entered service October 26 1980

Scrapped April 16 1988 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan

Naval Covers

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USS LST-1082 Covers Page 1 (1946)

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

Army & Airforce
Postal Services
Machine Postmark

(likely Vietnam)

1968-01-09

The ship had no postal facilities.

Other Information

USS PITKIN COUNTY LST-1082 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korea Service Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 10 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (27), the United Nations Korea Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Pitkin County, Colorado

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 <li>'''USS LST-1082'''<br/>
 Commissioned February 7 1945 - Decommissioned August 5 1946<br/>
-Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group<br/>
 Recommissioned September 6 1950<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS PITKIN COUNTY LST-1082'''<br/>
 Named July 1 1955<br/>
 Decommissioned September 1 1955<br/>
-Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group<br/>
 Recommissioned July 9 1966 - Decommissioned September 1 1971<br/><br/>
 Struck from Naval Register April 1 1975<br/>
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 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:PITKIN COUNTY PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:PITKIN COUNTY PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS LST-1082_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
+<li>[[USS LST-1082_Covers_Page_1 | USS LST-1082 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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-<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period        -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period        -->
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+<!--  this part is commented out unless / until needed
 <hr/>
-<h4>Post office established March 21 1945 - Disestablished November 20 1945</h4>
+<h4>1st Commissioning [start date] to [end date]</h4>
+-->
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-NO LST-1082 / PITKIN COUNTY POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
+Army & Airforce<br/>Postal Services<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>(likely Vietnam)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-DATE FROM
+-01-09
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-DATE TO
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Pitkin County_LST1082_19680109_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.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-LST-1082 earned one battle star for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service<br/>*
+USS PITKIN COUNTY LST-1082 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korea Service Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 10 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (27), the  United Nations Korea Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
-Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, June 8-30 1945<br/><br/>
-PITKIN COUNTY earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II'''<br/>
-December 22-23 1966<br/>
-February 13-20, and 26 to April 15 1967<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III'''<br/>
-June 17 to July 21, September 13 to October 5, and 21-25 1967<br/>
-December 8 1967 to January 17 1968<br/>*
-'''Tet Counteroffensive'''<br/>
-February 3-5 and 12-17 1968<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IV'''<br/>
-April 15 to May 7 and May 29 to June 30 1968<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase V'''<br/>
-October 9 to November 1 1968<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VI'''<br/>
-November 2 to 24 and December 6-24 1968<br/>
-January 3-4, 6-7, 10-11, 16, 19-23 1969<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969'''<br/>
-July 1, August 1, 5, 7-8, 10-11, 27, September 25-26, 28, October 20-21 1969<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970'''<br/>
-November 3-5, 7-9, 21-23, 29-30 1969<br/>
-February 23-25, February 28 to March 1 1970<br/>*
-'''Sanctuary Counteroffensive'''<br/>
-June 1-3 1970<br/>*
-'''Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VII'''<br/>
-November 20 1970 to January 11 1971<br/>
-March 1-4 1971<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
-Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korea Service Medal (3) - Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (27) - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Pitkin County, Colorado