FORT MARION LSD 22

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 September 15 1944 - Launched May 22 1945 USS FORT MARION LSD-22 Commissioned January 29 1946 - Decommissioned February 13 1970 Struck from Naval Register October 31 1974 ROCS CHEN HAI LSD-192 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan April 15 1977 and renamed Decommissioned by Taiwanese Navy May 1999 Sunk December 9 2000 as an artificial reef

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-50)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Chickasaw, AL

1946-01-26

Commissioning Invitation, courtesy of the USS FORT MARION website [1]

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Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-21

1946-01-29

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-11-29

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Locy Type 2(n)

1950-11-11

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Other Information

FORT MARION received five battle stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression
September 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3 to December 24 1950
* Inchon Landing
September 13 to 17 1950
* UN First Counter Offensive
March 26 1951 and April 6 to 9 1951
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May 20 to 21 1952
May 26 to June 14 1952
June 25 to July 7 1952
August 16 to September 4 1952
October 16 to 18 1952
November 15 to 20 1952
And five campaign stars for the Vietnam War
* Vietnam Defense
October 1 1965
October 8 1965
October 27 to November 20 1965
November 27 to December 24 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
December 25 to 30 1965
January 22 to February 5 1966
February 12 to 24 1966
June 13 to 17 1966
* Vietnamese Counter Offensive - Phase III
September 10 to 13 1967
September 25 to 27 1967
October 3 to 6 1967
October 23 to 31 1967
November 13 to December 4 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
December 7 1968 to January 12 1969
February 16 to 22 1969
* Tet 69/Counteroffensive - Phase III
February 23 to March 27 1969
April 17 to 22 1969
May 7 to 26 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (w/ 5 battle stars ) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3) - Vietnam Service Medal (w/ five campaign stars) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (9) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - The oldest defensive works still standing in the United States, constructed by the Spanish beginning in 1672 to protect St. Augustine, Fla.

 

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