GREER COUNTY LST 799

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 August 25 1944 - Launched October 3 1944 USS LST-799 Commissioned October 28 1944 - Decommissioned May 6 1946 Recommissioned August 26 1950 USS GREER COUNTY LST-799 Named July 1 1955 Decommissioned January 18 1960 Struck from Naval Register November 1 1960 BAMBERG A-1403 (West German Naval Service) Transferred to West Germany and renamed Struck by Germany 1968 Sold to the Netherlands 1970 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. LST-799 Covers Page 1     (1945-55)
2. Greer County Covers Page 1     (1955)

 

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

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Post office established October 27 1944 - Disestablished December 24 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-15

Censored wartime (WWII) use

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Post office reestablished March 1 1951

 

Locy Type 2

1951-08-29

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-04-11

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Locy Type 2(n)

1955-07-01

As GREER COUNTY

 

Other Information

LST-799 earned one battle star for World War II service, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and nine battle stars for Korean War service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 2-7 1945

Korean War Service
* North Korean Aggression
September 11-12 and 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
15 to 28 December 1950
* Inchon Landing
September 13-17 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive
March 22 to April 5 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 27 to May 11, 15-20, June 7-19, July 8 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive
July 9 to August 13, September 27 to November 2, 26-27 1951
* Second Korean Winter
November 28 to December 28 1951
January 17 to February 22, March 11 to April 14 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
July 12 to August 11 1952
* Korea Summer-Fall 1953
June 4-30, July 14-17 1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - (Okinawa, 3 April to 8 May 1945)) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (9) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Greer County, Oklahoma

 

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