POLK COUNTY LST 1084

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 Laid down November 27 1944 - Launched January 19 1945 USS LST-1084 Commissioned February 19 1945 - Decommissioned August 13 1946 Recommissioned November 3 1950 USS POLK COUNTY LST-1084 Named July 1 1955 Decommissioned October 30 1969 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Struck From Naval Register September 15 1974 Sold December 1 1975 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

LST-1084 earned four battle stars for the Korean War
* First UN Counter Offensive
February 11 to March 17 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 28 to May 1, 9-17 1951
* Second Korean Winter
April 20-30 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May 1-3, 17-30, August 13, August 24 to September 16, October 18 1952

POLK COUNTY earned four campaign stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
January 9 to February 22, March 20-26 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
July 23 to August 23 1967
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
December 18 1968 to January 2 1969
January 18 to February 22 1969
* Tet/69 Counteroffensive
February 23 to March 15, March 23 to April 8 1969

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (4) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Fourth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

 

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