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LST-42 / LST(H)-42

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 17 June 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.

Launched, 17 August 1943

Commissioned USS LST-42, 30 September 1943 During World War II, LST-42 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

Marshall Islands operation;
(a) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January and February 1944
(b) Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll, February and March 1944
Marianas operation;
(a) Capture and Occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944
(b) Tinian Capture and occupation, July 1944
Western Caroline Islands operation;
(a) Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944
Iwo Jima operation;
(a) Assault and Occupation of Iwo Jima, February and March 1945

LST-42 was redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-42 15 September 1945 and performed occupation duty in the Far East including service in China until early April 1946

Decommissioned, 26 July 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 26 March 1948, to Kaiser Co., Inc., Seattle, WA.

LST-42 earned four battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl)
Length 328'
Beam 50'
Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
Boats 2-6 LCVP
Armament five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	75k	*LST-42* and LST-272 beached, date and place unknown. A bulldozer is creating landing ramps to off load equipment from the two LSTs. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, February 1945 issue.		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	93k	*LST-42* appears to be approaching the beach to make a landing alongside the already beached *LSM-47*. Note the very busy anchorage in the background.		USS LSM / LSMR Association

The history for USS LST-42 is from the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site Landing Ship Tank Appendix.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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