SEDGWICK COUNTY LST 1123

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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.

    LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship
    Laid down November 1 1944 - Launched January 29 1945

  1. USS LST-1123
    Commissioned February 19 1945

  2. USS SEDGWICK COUNTY LST-1123
    Named July 1 1955
    Decommissioned September 9 1955
    Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego, CA
    Recommissioned June 4 1966 - Decommissioned December 6 1969
    Towed to Mare Island 1970 for lay up in Mare Island Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Vallejo, CA

    Struck from Naval Register May 15 1975

  3. KD RAJAH JARO A-1502 (Malaysian Naval Service)
    Sold under terms of the Security Assistance Program to Malaysia August 1 1976, and renamed
    As of 1999 serving as a stationary tender to small craft


Naval Covers

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  1. LST-1123 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

LST-1123 earned six campaign stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression, September 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression, November 3 1950 to January 24 1951
* Inchon Landing, September 13-17 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive, January 25 to April 3 1951
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, August 3-13 1952, October 17 1952, October 20 to November 22 1952
* Third Korean Winger, January 4-17 1953

SEDGWICK COUNTY County earned seven campaign stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, December 12 1966 to January 14 1967, March 11 to April 22 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, June 8 to July 3 1967, July 21 to August 23 1967, September 17-28 1967, October 17-28 1967, January 1-23 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive, February 11 to March 23 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI, August 12 to October 3 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII, November 29 to December 23 1968
* Tet/69 Counteroffensive, April 20 to June 7 1969
* Vietnam Summer-Fall-1969, July 11-16 1969, July 27 to August 1 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (March 5-11 1968) - Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (11) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

 


 

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