BAMBERG COUNTY LST 209

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-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 7 September 1942 - Launched 29 May 1943 USS LST-209 Reduced commission (for travel) 4 June 1943 Commissioned 10 June 1943 Decommissioned 27 June 1946 USNS T-LST-209 Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and assigned to MSTS for service 19 June 1951 USS LST-209 Recommissioned 24 August 1951 USS BAMBERG COUNTY LST-209 Named 1 July 1955 Decommissioned 10 December 1956 Struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1958 Sold 23 February 1961 for scrapping

Naval Covers

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1. USS Bamberg County LST-209 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning August 24 1951 to December 10 1956

 

USPO Machine Postmark Charleston, SC

1956-05-31

Bamberg County

 

Other Information

USS BAMBERG COUNTY LST-209 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in southwestern South Carolina. The county seat also bears the same name, Bamberg. Established on 25 February 1897, the county also bears the name of one of the prominent old families in the area, as well as a former province in Germany.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. A. Dalton.

 

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