COMSTOCK LSD 19

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 January 3 1945 - Launched April 28 1945 USS COMSTOCK LSD-19 Commissioned July 2 1945 - Decommissioned January 1970 Struck from Naval Register June 30 1976 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Sold October 17 1984 for scrap CHENG CHUNG LSD-191 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Retained by Taiwanese Navy and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-65)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2

1954-01-22

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-11-30

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-128

1960-02-08

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-128a

1959-03-16

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15992)

1946-07-23

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1960-02-08

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Other Information

COMSTOCK earned 10 Battle Stars for Korea
* North Korean Aggression
September 10-12 1950
September18 to October 27 1950
* Communist China Aggression
December 3 1950 to January 24 1951
* Inchon Landing
September 13-17 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive
January 25 to April 10 1951
April 21 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 22 to May 12 1951
May 15-20 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive
October 22-23 1951
November 1-27 1951
* Second Korean Winter
November 28 1951
December 11-28 1951
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
July 17 1952
July 25 to August 13 1952
August 25 to September 8 1952
September 20 to October 17 1952
* Third Korean Winter
April 12-18 1953
* Korean Summer-Fall 1953
May 3-10 and 15-20 1953
July 18-20 1953

Earned 5 Campaign Stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnam Defense
August 30 to September 1 1965
September 6-7 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
August 27 1966
September 8 to November 14 1966
December 4 and 10-17 1966
January 8-16 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
November 26 1967 to January 3 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive
February 1 to March 10 1968
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 18-29 1969
July 7 to August 13 1969
September 11-13 and 18-20 1969
September 29 to October 5 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign RIbbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (10) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (13) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (5) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Named after the Comstock Lode, an early American pioneer mining site near Virginia City, Nevada

Two ships of the US Navy have been named COMSTOCK - USS Comstock LSD-19 and USS Comstock LSD-45.

 

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