- USS LST-992
USS "LST-992" was an "LST-542"-class
tank landing ship in theUnited States Navy . Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation."LST-992" was laid down on
5 March 1944 at theBoston Navy Yard ; launched on7 April 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs. Frances C. Landers; and commissioned on10 May 1944 , with Lt. Stanley J. Kerr, USNR, in command.During
World War II , LST-992 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 9 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year. On 13 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping."LST-992" earned one
battle star for World War II service.
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