LST 883

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
Keel Laid November 16 1944 - Launched December 30 1944


1. USS LST-883
   Commissioned January 23 1945 - Decommissioned April 20 1946
   
   
2. USAT LST-883
   Transferred to U.S. Army Transport Service August 26 1946
   
   
3. USS LST-883
   Reacquired by U.S. Navy July 1 1950
   Commissioned July 1 1950
   
   
4. USS LAMOURE COUNTY LST-883
   Named July 1 1955
   Decommissioned December 7 1959
   
   Struck from the Naval Register January 1 1960
   Sold November 30 1960 to Zidell Explorations Corp, for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, June 1945

Earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)
* Inchon Landing September 15 to 17 1950
* North Korean Aggression Campaign September - November 1950
* Communist China Aggression Campaign November - December 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive Campaign February - March 1951
* Second Korean Winter Campaign December 1951 - March 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 Campaign June - July 1952
* Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 July 27 1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal (7)
United Nations Service Medal
Philippines Liberation Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

 

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