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USS Chase County (LST-532)
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USS LST-532 (1944 - 1955)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Alpha - Lima
NEAL

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Second Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Dominican Republic)
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (2)- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (2) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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USS Chase County (LST-532) was transferred to the Republic of Singapore

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During World War II USS LST-532 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

European-Africa-Middle East Campaigns

Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Normandy 6 to 25 June 1944

Following World War II USS LST-532 was assigned to Occupation service in Europe for the following periods;

Navy Occupation Service Medal
15 October 1950 to 24 January 1951
21 January to 7 June 1952
3 September 1953 to 30 January 1954

During the Vietnam War USS Chase County (LST-532) participated in the following campaigns:

Vietnam War Campaigns

Campaign and Dates
Vietnamese Counteroffensive 24 to 29 April 1966 16 to 21 MAY 1966 24 to 29 June 1966	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 6 to 10 July 1966 29 July to 3 August 1966 17 to 24 August 1966 6 to 10 September 1966 29 September to 3 October 1966 16 to 20 October 1966 9 to 14 January 1967 10 to 17 February 1967 26 February to 6 March 1967

USS LST-532 earned one battle star for World War II service and as Chase County earned two campaign stars for Vietnam War service

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Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
Length 328' o.a.
Beam 50'

Draft

(light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft

(sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft

(landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)

Speed 12 kts. (maximum)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

Officers 7

Enlisted 104

Troop Accommodations

Officers 16

Enlisted 147

Boats

2 LCVP

Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)

Typical loads

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck

Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting

Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was

2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors

4 - Single 40MM gun mounts

12 single 20MM gun mounts

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567, 900hp Diesel engines

two propellers

twin rudders

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
USS LST-532
	51k	USS LST-532 beached at Normandy, June 1944.		LST-519 web site
	145k	Landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, June 1944. Among identifiable ships present are USS LST-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note the barrage balloons overhead and Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. US Coast Guard photo # 26-G-2517 from the US Coast Guard collection in the US National Archives.		US Naval Historical Center and Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
	37k	USS Chase County (LST-532) underway in Saipan Lagoon, Pacific Trust Territories, 1971.		University of Hawaii Library, reel 3426-02
Commercial Service
	468k	Ex-USNS Chase County (T-LST-532) underway in commercial service as MS Constructors, date and location unknown.		Huug Pieterse

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USS LST-432 / USS Chase County (LST-532)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Pilkington, Marinus	20 January 1944 - ?
	Decommissioned	8 June 1955 - ?
02	LCDR. Boyles, Harlan H.	? - 2 November 1966
03	LT. Kinnier, John W. USN	2 November 1966 - ?

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Chase County (LST-532) Deck Log, 1 to 28 February 1967
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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