WHITFIELD COUNTY LST 1169

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.

Terrebonne Parish Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid November 21 1952 - Launched August 22 1953 USS LST-1169 Commissioned September 14 1954 USS WHITFIELD COUNTY LST-1169 Named July 1 1955 Decommissioned March 15 1973 Struck from Naval Register August 15 1976 HNS KOS L-116 (Greek Naval Service) Sold to Greece March 1 1977 Decommissioned June 1 2000 Sunk as target June 24 2004

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-04-24

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Other Information

WHITFIELD COUNTY received one Presidential Unit Citation, three Navy Unit Commendations, three Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 11 campaign stars for Vietnam service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (July 24 1968, June 10 1969, April 30 1969, June 18 1969) - Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Congo, 1-Laos, 6-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (11) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (15) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Whitfield County, Georgia

 

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