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Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USS Westchester County (LST-1167)
ex
USS LST-1167 (1954 - 1955)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Bravo - India NCBI

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (2-Vietnam 9SEP66, 11DEC67) - Navy Unit Commendation (3)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Taiwan Straits, 1-Quemoy-Matsu, 6-Vietnam)
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (14) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (27) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

USS Westchester County (LST-1167) was transferred to Turkey and renamed TCG Serdar (L-402)

LST-1156 Terrebonne Parish Class Tank Landing Ship

Laid down, 11 January 1952, at Christy Corp., Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Launched, 18 April 1953

Commissioned USS LST-1167, 10 March 1954, LCDR. Leamond F. Lacy in command

Named USS Westchester County (LST-1167), 1 July 1955

During the Vietnam War USS Westchester County participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam War Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Defense Campaign 6 to 10 July 1965 13 to 17 August 1965 31 October to 8 December 1965	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI 2 to 17 November 1968
Vietnamese Counteroffensive 4 to 8 January 1966 18 January to 2 February 1966 6 to 10 March 1966 20 to 25 March 1966 25 May to 3 June 1966 9 to 16 June 1966 25 to 30 June 1966	Tet 69/Counteroffensive 20 March to 12 May 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 15 to 18 July 1966 27 August to 9 October 1966 1 to 28 February 1967	Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 12 to 14 July 1969 25 to 27 July 1969 10 to 15 August 1969 5 to 9 October 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III 22 August to 2 September 1967 11 to 16 September 1967 21 October 1967 to 24 January 1968	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 3 to 7 November 1969 7 to 15 December 1969 29 December to 9 January 1970 18 to 21 February 1970
Tet Counteroffensive 14 to 20 March 1968	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 30 July to 12 October 1970 3 February to 8 March 1971 19 to 30 June 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV 29 April to 18 May 1968 1 to 25 June 1968	Consolidation I 1 July to 2 August 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V 20 September to 1 November 1968	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 April to 1 May 1972 7 to 10 May 1972 20 to 26 July 1972 3 to 10 August 1972 29 August to 4 September 1972

Decommissioned, 30 November 1973, assigned to Inactive Ship Facility, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

Transferred to Turkey, 27 August 1974

Renamed TCG Serdar (L-402)

Decommissioned by the Turkish Navy, in 2005

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS Westchester County received three Navy Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and fourteen campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Specifications
Displacement 2,590 t.(lt) , 5,800 t.(fl)
Length 384'
Beam 56' 6"
Draft 17'
Speed 14.5 kts.
Complement 153
Troop Accommodations 15 officers, 380 enlisted
Boats

3 LCVPs

1 LCPL
Armament

three twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts

five single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, 6000shp, two controllable pitch propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Westchester County (LST-1167)
	31k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167)** underway, circa 1960, location unknown. US Navy photo	USS Westchester (LST-1167) Association
	51k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
	43k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167) at right and USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166)** left, at Naha, Okinawa in 1962, preparing to load for duty in the Republic of the Philippines.	Gary Ottmar
	29k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167) and USS Tom Green County (LST-1159)**, circa May 1960-December 1962, Hong Kong.	Courtesy Jim Harp via Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
	18k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167) and USS Tom Green County (LST-1159)**, circa May 1960-December 1962, Hong Kong.	Courtesy Jim Harp via Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
	197k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167)** and unidentified LST in MSC service moored at Naha, Okinawa, circa 1966.	Rich Krebs USS USS Washoe County (LST-1165)
	182k	*USS Westchester County* (LST-1167)** and unidentified LST in MSC service moored at Naha, Okinawa, circa 1966.	Rich Krebs USS USS Washoe County (LST-1165)
TCG Serdar (L-402)
	55k	Ex *USS Westchester County* (LST-1167), in Turkish naval service as TCG Serdar (L-402)**, post 1974	USS Westchester (LST-1167) Association
	47k	*TCG Serdar* (L-402)**, date and location unknown.	Joe Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret.