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its lifetime.
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
<table width="90%">
Keel Laid February 26 1944 - Launched March 27 1944<br/><br/>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
Keel Laid 26 February 1944 - Launched 27 March 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LST-991'''<br/>
<li>'''USS LST-991'''<br/>
Commissioned May 6 1944 - Decommissioned May 3 1945<br/>
Commissioned 6 May 1944 - Decommissioned 3 May 1946<br/>
Transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan)<br/><br/>
Transferred to the U.S. Dept of State for immediate transfer to the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Comm. for service in China<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Believed to have been torpedoed and sunk off of Quemoy Island by torpedo boats of Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy
Torpedoed and sunk off of Quemoy Island by torpedo boats of Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy in August 1958
</ol></td>
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:LST_991_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>


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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<ol>
<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
<li>[[USS LST-991_Covers_Page_1 | USS LST-991 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO LST-991 POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Locy Type 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15897)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
1945-11-06
<br/>to<br/>
</td><td align="center" width="350">
DATE TO
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106 pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="320">
<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
Note:
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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<hr>
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<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15897)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lst991 19451106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-308
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_19451027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_19451027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
From the Dick Morain collection.
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<br/><hr>
<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"END OF WORLD<br/>WAR II STA"<br/><br/>Arlington VA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2008-08-30
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20080830_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20080830_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Awaiting V-J Day, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS LST-991<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Louisville Ky
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS LST-991<br/>STA"<br/><br/>Louisville KY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2009-09-04
2009-09-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20090904_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20090904_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20090904_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LST991_20090904_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LST-991 earned six battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
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.<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
The ships sponsor was Miss Dorothy Ann Govostes.
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (3)
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 24 May 2020

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

  1. 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

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.

  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.

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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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type 2z

1945-11-06

Note:


 

Locy Type 2#

(Br. #15897)

1945-11-06

Note:


 

Locy Type 9#

(Br. #15897)

1945-11-06

Note:


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. L-308

1945-10-27

From the Dick Morain collection.



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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