LST 463

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-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Laid down October 6 1942 - Launched November 9 1942 USS LST-463 Commissioned February 23 1943 - Decommissioned June 6 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 19 1946 Sold November 3 1947 to Dulien Steel Products, Inc., Seattle, WA for commercial service Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

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Other Information

LST-463 earned Nine Battle stars for World War II service
* Bismarck Archipelago operation
Cape Gloucester, New Britain
December 28-31 1943, January 3-7, 11-14, 23-25, February 7-10, 18-21, February 25 to March 1 1944
* Eastern New Guinea operation
Saidor occupation
January 15-17, 19-22, 28-30, February 12-14 1944
* Hollandia operation
April 21-25 1944
* Western New Guinea operations
Biak Island operation
May 27-29, May 31 to June 4, June 12-16, 18-20 1944
Noemfoor Island operation
July 3-10, 12-17 1944
Cape Sansapor operation
July 30, August 4, 6-12, 14-20, 22-28 1944
Morotai landings
September 15 1944
* Leyte operations
Leyte landings
October 13-28, November 5-18 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landing
January 4-15 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto
June 12-30 1945
* Manila Bay-Bicol operation
Zambales-Subic Bay
January 29-30 1945
* Consolidation of the Southern Philippines
Mindanao Island landings
April 17-23 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (9) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

 

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