COLONIAL LSD 18

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.

Casa Grande Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid August 1 1944 - Launched February 28 1945 USS COLONIAL LSD-18 Commissioned May 15 1945 - Decommissioned June 30 1970 Struck from Naval Register October 15 1976 Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) July 29 1992 for disposal Sold September 8 1993 to California Imports and Exports, Shanghai for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-55)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established May 3 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1970

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-11-23

Cacheted.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-10-29

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15814)

1946-04-08

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15814)

1946-09-06

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-57

1946-10-09

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-57a

1955-07-16

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Other Information

COLONIAL earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression
September 21 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3 1950 to January 22 1951
* First UN Counter Offensive
February 16 - March 16 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
May 1-12 to June 11-20 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
July 24 to August 1 1951
* Second Korean Winter
February 25 to March25 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
June 6-13, 18-26
July 2-14 1952
August 19-24 1952
September 13 to October 3 1952

Earned 6 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnam Defense
July 4-11 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
March 22-26 1966
April 12-18 and 26-29 1966
May 12-18 1966
June 1-4 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 2-5 1966
August 3-5 and 9-16 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
December 3-8 and 23-31 1967
January 14-29 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive
January 30-31 1968
February 22 to March 17 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
April 3-9 and 17-23 1968
May 1-4 1968

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (11) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Colonial National Park includes Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement of North America; Williamsburg, the colonial, and first State capital of Virginia; and Yorktown, scene of the decisive victory over and surrender of the British in the Revolutionary War

 

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