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Patches at left and center contributed by Dean T. Reed, patch at right contributed by Mike Smolinski

AKA / LKA-94 Winston

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (4)
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Andromeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 July 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 216), at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearney, N.J.
  • Launched, 19 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS Winston (AKA-94), 19 January 1945, at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • During the Korean War Winston (AKA-94) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    North Korea Aggression
    23 to 27 September 1950
    7 October to 2 November 1950    		 Communist China Spring Offensive
    30 April to 1 May 1951
    Communist China Aggression
    3 to 16 November 1950
    3 to 28 December 1950    		 Third Korean Winter
    13 to 15 February 1953
    14 to 25 March 1953
    First UN Counter Offensive
    9 to 11 February 1951
    15 February to 7 March 1951    		 Korea, Summer-Fall 1953
    13 June 1953
    5 to 19 July 1953
    26 to 27 July 1953

  • Decommissioned, 1 February 1957
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 24 November 1961, at San Francisco, CA.
  • During the Vietnam War Winston (AKA-94 / LKA-94) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    4 July to 11 August 1965    		 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    4 September to 30 October 1967
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    4 to 17 April 1966
    26 May to 4 June 1966    		 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    28 to 30 November 1968
    10 to 31 December 1968
    1 to 28 January 1969
    10 to 22 February 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    24 July to 5 August 1966    		 Tet 69/Counteroffensive
    23 February to 28 March 1969
    14 April to 5 May 1969

  • Redesignated (LKA-94), 1 January 1969
  • Decommissioned in November 1969
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, Ca.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1976
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Winston earned six battle stars for Korean War service and six campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,556 t.(lt) 13,900 t.(fl)
    Length 459' 2"
    Beam 63'
    Draft 26' 4"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 247
    Cargo Capacity 4,450 dwt
    Armament
    one 5"/38 DP gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Boats
    8 LCMs
    1 LCP(L)
    15 LCVPs
    Propulsion steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000shp
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    Winston 64k Winston (AKA-94) underway off San Diego during sea trials in September 1962, prior to a WESTPAC deployment. Dean T, Reed EN3 LCM#7 USS Winston
    Winston 81k Winston (AKA-94) at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, June 1966. © Richard Leonhardt
    Winston 63k Winston (AKA-94) underway off the coast of South Vietnam, 1966. Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
    Winston 42k Winston (AKA-94) underway off South Vietnam in 1967
    US Navy photo # K-41458    		 US Naval Historical Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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