NYE COUNTY LST 1067

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 January 24 1945 - Launched February 27 1945


1. USS LST-1067
Commissioned March 24 1945 - Decommissioned August 13 1946
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet
Named July 1 1955, While in reserve


2. USS NYE COUNTY LST-1067
Recommissioned In Reserve May 22 1963
Assigned to Reserve LST Squadron 2 at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA
Commissioned (Full) December 21 1965 - Decommissioned March 27 1967
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)


3. USNS NYE COUNTY T-LST-1067
Placed In Service 1967 with a Korean crew - Out of Service (Date unknown)

Struck from Naval Register June 10 1973


4. BACH COMANDANTE ARAYA LST-89 (Chilean Naval Sevice)
Sold to Chile August 1 1973 and renamed
Struck by Chilean Navy December 14 1981

Sold March 29 1982 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. 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 December 21 1965 to March 27 1967

 

Locy Type 2(n+)USS USS San Marcos LSD-25

1965-12-27

N/A

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

USS NYE COUNTY earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (3 awards), the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Nye County, Nevada

 

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