CATAMOUNT LSD 17

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 7 1944 - Launched December 22 1944 USS CATAMOUNT LSD 17 Commissioned March 15 1945 - Decommissioned March 31 1970 Struck from Naval Register October 15 1976 Sold December 4 1975 to Max Rouse & Sons, Beverly Hills, CA for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-58)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15748)

1947-06-14

Flag Day

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1951-05-19

Cachet by James T. Spalding

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1955-03-15

Cacheted

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1958-01-28

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15748)

1947-06-14

Flag Day

 

Other Information

CATAMOUNT LSD-17 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

Earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression, September - November 1950
* Communist China Aggression, November 1950 - January 1951
* First UN Counter Offensive, February - April 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive, April - May 1951
* Second Korean Winter, December 1951 - April 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, June 1952 - January 1953
* Third Korean Winter, January 1953

Earned 7 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnam Defense, December 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive, December 1965 - May 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, April - May 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, June - November 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, November - December 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI, January - February 1969
* Tet 69/Counteroffensive, February - May 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 4-Taiwan Straits) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (15) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - In 1765, at the Catamount Tavern in Bennington, Vt., the colonies of New York and New Hampshire settled their claims for the territory which is now the State of Vermont.

 

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