SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY LST 1122

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 October 30 1944 - Launched January 24 1945 USS LST-1122 Commissioned February 14 1945 - Decommissioned June 15 1949 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned November 8 1950 USS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY LST-1122 Named July 1 1955 Decommissioned September 26 1969 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton Group Struck from Naval Register May 1 1972 Sold September 1 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. LST-1122 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

LST-1122 earned five battle stars for the Korean War
* First UN Counter Offensive, March 16 to April 11 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive, May 12-29 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive, September 9-10 1952, September 24 to October 21 1951
* Third Korean Winter, April 12-30 1953
* Korean Summer-Fall 1953, May 1-13 1953, June 25-26 1953, July 6-7 1953, July 12-22 and July 27 1953

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY earned one battle star for the Vietnam War
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, January 28 to February 25 1967

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious 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 (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - San Joaquin County, California

 

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