LST 991

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 26 February 1944 - Launched 27 March 1944 USS LST-991 Commissioned 6 May 1944 - Decommissioned 3 May 1946 Transferred to the U.S. Dept of State for immediate transfer to the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Comm. for service in China Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Torpedoed and sunk off of Quemoy Island by torpedo boats of Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy in August 1958

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-991 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-11-06

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15897)

1945-11-06

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15897)

1945-11-06

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-308

1945-10-27

From the Dick Morain collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "END OF WORLD WAR II STA" Arlington VA

2008-08-30

Awaiting V-J Day, cachet by the Richard F. Hoffner

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS LST-991 STA" Louisville KY

2009-09-04

Crewmember Reunion, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS LST-991 earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 6 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Japan" clasp and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Miss Dorothy Ann Govostes.

 

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