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USS Park County (LST-1077)
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USS LST-1077 (1945 - 1955)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (1 November 1968) - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Korean Service Medal (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

USS Park County was transferred to Mexico and renamed ARM Rio Panuco (LST-401)

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 21 March 1945, at Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, MA.

Launched, 18 April 1945

Commissioned, USS LST-1077, 8 May 1945, LT. Isthmael W. Matthews USN in command

During World War II USS LST-1077 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II USS LST-1077 was assigned to Occupation service for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
8 September to 1 October 1945
15 October to 30 November 1945

Decommissioned, 31 July 1946, at Astoria, OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group

Recommissioned, 6 September 1950

During the Korean War USS LST-1077 participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
Communist China Aggression 17 to 24 January 1951	Second Korean Winter 21 March to 5 April 1952 13 to 30 April 52
First UN Counter Offensive 25 January to 20 March 1951	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 1 to 3 May 1952 7 to 26 June 1952 13 August 1952 13 to 22 September 1952
Communist China Spring Offensive 28 April to 17 May 1951

Decommissioned, 12 May 1955, at San Francisco, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton, WA.

Named USS Park County (LST-1077) 1 July 1955

Recommissioned, 9 April 1966, at Portland, OR.

During the Vietnam War USS Park County (LST-1077) served continuously in country and in contiguous waters, with the exception of overhaul periods, from late 1966 to early 1971 participating in the following campaigns. (Dates listed do not include underway transit times within the contiguous waters along the Vietnam coast as defined by the US Navy and so specified by the Vietnam Service Medal.)

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II 29 August to 2 September 1966 18 September to 12 October 1966 1 November to 7 December 1966 31 January 1967 to 7 March 1967 31 May 1967	Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VI 2 to 26 November 1968
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase III 1 to 19 June 1967 4 to 23 January 1968 25 to 29 February 1968	Vietnam Summer=Fall 1969 18 to 23 June 1969 13 July to 1 August 1969 14 to 18 August 1969 18 to 31 October 1969
Tet Counteroffensive 30 January to 1 April 1968	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 1 to 10 and 22 to 29 November 1969 23 February to 2 March 1970 19 to 24 March 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase IV 2 to 12 April 1968 4 to 30 June 1968	Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 to 8 May 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase V 1 to 3 July 1968 31 July to 25 September 1968 22 October to 1 November 1968	Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VII 8 August to 2 October 1970 26 October to 1 November 1970 1 to 29 January 1971 27 February to 4 April 1971 8 May to 29 June 1971

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 15 April 1978

USS LST-1077 five earned battle stars for Korean War service and as USS Park County (LST-1077) earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Sold under the Security Assistance Act to Mexico, 1 July 1978, renamed ARM Rio Panuco (LST-401)

Final Disposition, sunk as a target by the Mexican navy in 2010

Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t. (beaching displacement)

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)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

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

Complement

13 officers

104 enlisted

Troop Accommodations

16 officers

147 enlisted

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

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-1077
	300k	USS LST-1077 launching, 18 April 1945, at Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, MA. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog # 2014.58, from the Dana Osterndorf Collection	Mike Green
	82k	USS LST-1077 moored pierside, location unknown. Photos probably taken soon after recommissioning in September 1950. The ship's hull is in need of repainting.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	106k
	78k	USS LST-1077 having her hull repainted, circa September 1950, location unknown.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	137k	USS LST-1077 at anchor, probably in San Diego Bay, circa late 1950-early 1951.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	87k	USS LST-1077 crew launching causeway pontoon, date and location unknown.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	109k
	83k	USS LST-1077 underway, while enroute to the Far East, circa late 1950 - early 1951.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	66k	USS LST-1077 beached in either South Korea, of Japan, circa late 1950 - early 1951.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
	84k	USS LST-1077 unidentified crew members, circa late 1950 - early 1951.	Phil Broaddus in honor of his father ENS. James A. Broaddus LST-1077, 1950-51
USS Park County (LST-1077)
	122k	*USS Park County* (LST-1077)** outbound to sea from San Diego, date unknown. US Navy photo.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	67k	*USS Park County* (LST-1077)** moored pierside at Naval Station Guam, circa January-March 1968.	Alan Sandoval
1016090117 (NH 69284)	174k	*USS Park County* (LST-1077) (right) and USS Litchfield County (LST-901)** (left) unloading supplies in Vietnam, circa 1968. US Naval History and Heritage Commandy photo # NH 69284	Mike Smolinski
1016107715 (NH 69297)	407k	*USS Park County* (LST-1077)** underway, location unknown, circa 1968. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo #'s NH 69297 and NH 69296	Mike Smolinski
1016107716 (NH 69296)	459k		Mike Smolinski
	94k	*USS Park County* (LST-1077)** Memorabilia, ashtray.	Tommy Trampp
ARM Rio Panuco (LST-401)
	33k	Ex-*USS Park County* (LST-1077) in Mexican naval service as ARM Rio Panuco (LST-401)**, moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

USS LST-1077 / USS Park County (LST-1077)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
History of USS Park County (LST-1077) - Mobile Riverine Force Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Matthews, Isthmael Worth, USN	8 May 1945 - 31 July 1946
	Decommissioned	31 July 1946 - 6 September 1950
02	LT. Metz, Peter W.	1952
	Decommissioned	12 May 1955 - 9 April 1966
03	LT. Dobrosky, John	9 April 1966 - July 1968
04	LCDR. Lane Jr., Glynn Quinton, USN	July 1968 - June 1970
05	LCDR. Davis Jr., Thomas Cahill, USN	June 1970 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
Mobile Riverine Force Association
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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USS Park County (LST-1077)ex USS LST-1077 (1945 - 1955)

USS Park County (LST-1077)
ex
USS LST-1077 (1945 - 1955)