HENRY COUNTY LST 824

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 September 29 1944 - Launched November 8 1944 USS LST-824 Commissioned November 30 1944 - Decommissioned May 15 1946 USS HENRY COUNTY LST-824 Named July 1 1955 Recommissioned September 5 1959 - Decommissioned (date unknown) Struck from Naval Register April 11 1975 KD SRI BANGGI A-1501 Transferred to Malaysia October 1 1976 & renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1959-69)

 

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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Other Information

LST-813 earned one Battle Star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 17 to June 29 1945

HENRY COUNTY earned four Campaign Stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnam Defense
September 10 to November 10 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
February 25-26 1966
March 15 to April 21 1966
12-16 and 20-30 June 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 16-31 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
November 13-14 1967
December 30 1967 to January 20 1968

USS HENRY COUNTY/LST-824 earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 4 Campaign stars), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (3 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.

There has been two ships of the US Navy named HENRY COUNTY - USS HENRY COUNTY IX-34 and USS HENRY COUNTY LST-824.

 

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