BLANCO COUNTY LST 344

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 18 October 1942 - Launched 15 December 1942 USS LST-344 Commissioned 14 January 1943 - Decommissioned 7 June 1946 Recommissioned 5 January 1952 USS BLANCO COUNTY LST-344 Named 1 July 1955 - Decommissioned 28 February 1956 Recommissioned 9 June 1966 - Decommissioned 3 October 1969 Struck from Naval Register 15 September 1974 Sold 1 July 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Blanco County LST-344 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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3rd Commissioning June 9 1966 to October 3 1969

 

Locy Type 2()n+) USS Indra ARL 37

1969-10-06

N/A

The postmark date is three days after the official decommissioning date for the ship.

 

Other Information

USS LST-344 / BLANCO COUNTY earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (5 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Blanco County, TX

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bonnie Ward, Wife of H.H. Ward, Master Mechanist, Inside Machine Shop Master.

 

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