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LST-599

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 3 April 1945 at Kerama Retto) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 18 July 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 2 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-599, 27 September 1944
  • During World War II LST-599 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following the war LST-599 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until May 1946
  • Decommissioned, 1 June 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 5 December 1947
  • Final Disposition, sold, 22 January 1948, to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown
  • LST-599 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,640 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 LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm AA gun mounts, twelve 20mm AA gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LSM-79 56k LSM-599 with LCT-876 stowed on her main deck burns after being struck by a Japanese Kamikaze in the Fleet anchorage at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, 3 April 1945. LSM-79 is attempting to provide assistance.
    US Navy photo # 344937 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
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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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    United States LST Association
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