CHASE COUNTY LST 532

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-511 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid September 24 1943 - Launched November 28 1943


1. USS LST-532
   Commissioned January 20 1944 - Decommissioned June 8 1955
   Named July 1 1955 While in reserve
   
   
2. USS CHASE COUNTY LST-532
   Commissioned May 29 1963 - Decommissioned June 30 1967
   Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
   
   
3. USNS CHASE COUNTY T-LST-532
   Placed In Service 1967 - Out of Service 1973
   
   Struck from Naval Register June 10 1973
   Transferred to The Republic of Singapore 1973
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-67)

 

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 February 15 1944 - Disestablished April 10 1945

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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Post Office Reestablished 1966 - Disestablished June 1967

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-01-28

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Other Information

LST-532 earned one Battle Star for World War II service
* Invasion of Normandy
June 6-25 1944

CHASE COUNTY earned two Campaign Stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
April 24-29 1966
MAY 16-21 1966
June 24-29 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 6-10 1966
July 29 to August 3 1966
August 17-24 1966
September 6-10 1966
September 29 to October 3 1966
October 16-20 1966
January 9-14 1967
February 10-17 1967
February 26 to March 6 1967

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Chase County, Kansas

 

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