LST 573

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 April 15 1944 - Launched May 31 1944


1. USS LST-573
   Commissioned June 21 1944 - Decommissioned January 24 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 31 1947
   Sold May 26 1948 to Bethlehem Steel Corp. Bethlehem, PA for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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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 August 1 1944 - Disestablished December 20 1945

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

DATE FROM to DATE TO

Type # (Br. #15321) device prepared but never used

 

Other Information

LST-573 earned three battle stars for World War II service
* Leyte operations
Leyte landings, October 18-29 1944
* Luzon operation
Mindoro landings, December 12-18 1944
* Consolidation and capture of southern Philippines
Mindanao Island landings, March 18 1945
Visayan Island landings, March 29 to April 1 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

 

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