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LST-722 Dodge County


USS Dodge County (LST-722) was transferred to Thailand and renamed Prathong
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - Philippines LIberation Medal
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 15 July 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.
  • Launched, 21 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-722, 13 September 1944
  • During World War II LST-722 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LST-722 performed occupation duty in the Far East until April 1946
  • Decommissioned, 13 July 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 16 November 1951
  • Named Dodge County (LST-722), 1 July 1955
  • Decommissioned, 3 January 1956
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned circa early 1960s
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 September 1974
  • Transferred, sold to Thailand, under the Security Assistance Program, 1 November 1975 and renamed Prathong
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-722 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, 89-100 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations approx. 130 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
    Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-722 85k Dodge County (LST-722) arrives at Savannah, GA. to off-load 1st Armored Division during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in November-December 1962. Photo taken from Duval County (LST-758). William W. Maki ETR2
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