View source for HICKMAN COUNTY LST 825

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
Keel Laid October 2 1944 - Launched November 11 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LST-825'''<br/>  
Commissioned December 8 1944 - Decommissioned May 22 1946<br/> 
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Portland Group<br/>
Recommissioned November 3 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HICKMAN COUNTY LST-825'''<br/>
Named July 1 1955<br/>
Decommissioned September 20 1955<br/>
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group<br/>
Recommissioned March 22 1963 - Decommissioned November 26 1969<br/><br/>
<li>'''RPS CAGAYAN LT-97''' (Philippine Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to the Philippines November 26 1969 and renamed<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1979<br/>
Fate unknown
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning December 8 1944 to May 22 1946</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)
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1967-06-15
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As '''Hickman County'''
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u)
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1967-06-15
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As '''Hickman County'''
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<h4>2nd Commissioning March 22 1963 to November 26 1969</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
LST-825 earned one battle star for World War II service and two battle stars for Korean War service<br/><br/>
HICKMAN COUNTY earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (May 2-12 & 30 1968) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6-Dominican Republic) - Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Hickman County, Tennessee 

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