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LST-128

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, 20 June 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 3 September 1943

Commissioned, USS LST-128, 11 October 1943

During World War II LST-128 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Marshall Islands operation;
(a) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 30 January to 8 February 1944
Marianas operation
(a) Capture and occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944
Tinian capture and occupation, July 1944
Western Caroline Islands operation;
(a) Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944

Following World War II LST-128 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946

Upon her return to the United States, the ship was Decommissioned, 23 March 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS LST-128 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 two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	75k	*LST-128* commissioning ceremony at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN, 11 October 1943 (This photograph may not be reproduced without permission of the Evansville Museum.)		With permission, from the collection of the Evansville Museum
	38k	*LST-128* beached at Okunoshima, Japan. 3 August 1946. Japanese laborers assembling vacuum transfer pipeline or sea-pipeline supported by primitive but effective scaffolding. This carries liquid gas from the beachhead reservoir via a 2 5/8 in. rubber hose and lead pipeline to vacuum receivers on the deck of the ship. Australian War Memorial photo # 131739.		Australian War Memorial

View the LST-128
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
Evansville Museum

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Last Updated 19 November 2004