LST 995

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.

542-Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 12 March 1944 - Launched 2 May 1944 USS LST-995 Commissioned 20 May 1944 - Decommissioned 15 August 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 25 September 1946 DON NICOLAS (Commercial Service) Sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service, 4 November 1947, renamed ARA CABO SAN DIEGO BDT-2 (Argentine Naval Service) Acquired by the government of Argentina in 1948 & renamed Disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1966

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-995 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-09

N/A

Official Mail. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Other Information

USS LST-995 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Lillian A. Finnerty, wife of Gunners Mate 3/c Stephen Finnerty, MIA USS Buck DD-420

 

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