MORGAN COUNTY LST 1048

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 7 January 1945 - Launched 17 February 1945 USS LST-1048 Placed in reduced commission 15 March 1945 for transit Commissioned in full 28 March 1945 - Decommissioned 14 May 1946 Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to US Army custody 14 May 1946 Reacquired by the US Navy, reinstated in the Naval Register and recommissioned 26 August 1950 USS MORGAN COUNTY LST-1048 Named 1 July 1955 - Decommissioned 10 May 1956 USNS MORGAN COUNTY T-LST-1048 Placed in service with MSTS and redesignated 10 May 1956 Placed out of service, date unknown Struck from the Naval Register 1 August 1959 Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 10 June 1960

Naval Covers

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1. USS Morgan County LST-1048 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

USS MORGAN COUNTY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for eleven counties in the United States of America.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. L. P. Struble.

 

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