LST 609

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 December 10 1943 - Launched April 15 1944 USS LST-609 Placed in Reduced Commission April 27 1944 Commissioned (Full) May 15 1944 - Decommissioned January 4 1946 Struck from Naval Register January 21 1946 Sold September 26 1947 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD for scrap

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-609 earned four battle stars for World War II service
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 20 1944
* Luzon operations
Lingayen Gulf landing, December 12-18 1944
* Manila Bay-Bicol operations
Zambales-Subic Bay, January 9 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, January 29-30 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)

 

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