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<ol>LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
<ol>LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/>
Keel Laid June 25 1943 - Launched September 30 1943<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 25 June 1943 - Launched 30 September 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LST-281'''<br/>   
<li>'''USS LST-281'''</li>   
Commissioned November 8 1943 - Decommissioned March 9 1946<br/>  
Commissioned 8 November 1943 - Decommissioned 9 March 1946<br/><br/>  
Transferred to Shipping Control Authority of Japan May 20 1949<br/>
<li>'''Q092''' (SCAJAP)</li>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service March 31 1952<br/><br/>
Transferred 20 May 1949 to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE)
<li>'''USNS T-LST-281'''<br/>
Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated<br/><br/>
Placed In Service March 31 1952 - Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS T-LST-281'''</li>
Struck from Naval Register March 19 1954<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service 31 March 1952<br/>
Placed In Service 31 March 1952 - Out of Service 19 May 1954<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 19 May 1954<br/>
Fate unknown
Fate unknown
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS LST-281_Covers_Page_1 | LST-281 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</li>
<li>[[USS LST-281_Covers_Page_1 | USS LST-281 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-1945)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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<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>
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Locy Type<br/>2z
Locy Type 2z
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1945-05-29
1945-04-17
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Censored sailors mail. From the Rich Hoffner collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LST-281 earned three battle stars for World War II service <br/>*
USS LST-281 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
Invasion of Normandy June 6-25 1944<br/>*
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary Richards.
Invasion of southern France August 15 to September 25 1944<br/>*
Okinawa Gunto operation<br/>
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto June 21-30 1945<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
 
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 14 February 2024

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 25 June 1943 - Launched 30 September 1943

  1. USS LST-281
  2. Commissioned 8 November 1943 - Decommissioned 9 March 1946

  3. Q092 (SCAJAP)
  4. Transferred 20 May 1949 to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated

  5. USNS T-LST-281
  6. Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service 31 March 1952
    Placed In Service 31 March 1952 - Out of Service 19 May 1954

    Struck from Naval Register 19 May 1954
    Fate unknown

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-281 Covers Page 1     (1944-1945)

 

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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


 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-17

Censored sailors mail. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS LST-281 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary Richards.

 


 

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