GARRETT COUNTY AGP 786

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-786
Commissioned August 28 1944 - Decommissioned July 9 1946
Named July 1 1955, while in reserve
USS GARRETT COUNTY LST-786
Recommissioned October 15 1966
USS GARRETT COUNTY AGP-786
Redesignated Patrol Craft Tender (AGP) (date unknown)
Decommissioned April 23 1971

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
RVNS CAN THO HQ 801 (South Vietnamese Naval Service)
Transferred to South Vietnam April 23 1971
Escaped to the Philippines with the fall of South Vietnamese government
BPR KALINGA APAYAO LT 516 (Philippine Naval Service)
Custody transferred to the Republic of the Philippines

Naval Covers

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LST-786 Covers Page 1 (1944)

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

2nd Commissioning October 15 1966 to April 23 1971

No Postmarks Reported

USPS
Machine Cancel

Alameda CA

1966-09-02

No Image

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Locy Type
7#

1970-03-05

No Image

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Other Information

LST-786 earned one battle star for WWII
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto June 8-29 1945

GARRETT COUNTY earned the Presidential Unit Citation, two Navy Unit Commendations, and eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
November 29 1967 to January 29 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive
January 30 1968 to April 1 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV April 2 to June 30 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
July 1 to November 1 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
November 2 to December 2 1968
January 23 1969
* Tet/69 Counteroffensive
February 28 to June 8 1969
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 9 to August 11 1969
September 7 1969
December 31 1969 to February 21 1970
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
September 1 1970
November 5-30 1970
December 31 1970 to February 2 1971

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - (March 29 1968, January 23 1969) - Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (8) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (9) - Philippines Liberation Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - A county in western Maryland.

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