THOMASTON LSD 28
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.
Keel Laid March 3 1953 - Launched February 9 1954 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1956-67)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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1956-10-01 |
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1967-04-04 |
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Other Information
THOMASTON earned eleven campaign stars for Vietnam War service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 9-Vietnam, 1-Op. Eagle Pull, 1-Op. Frequent Wind) - Vietnam Service Medal (11) - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Eagle Pull, 1-Frequent Wind, 1-Eniwetok Cleanup, 1-Boat People) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Vietnam Campaign Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for the town of Thomaston, Maine. Thomaston was the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution
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