Unloading LST 479
History found at www.navsource.org/
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 25 August 1942, at Kaiser, Inc., Richmond, CA.; Launched, 4 October 1942; Commissioned USS LST-479, 19 April 1943. During World War II, LST-479 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Gilbert Islands operation, November and December 1943; Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, February 1944; Hollandia operation, April 1944; Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944; Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March and April 1945. Decommissioned, 28 February 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 1946; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 April 1948, to Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, PA. LST-479 earned five battle stars for World War II service.
from a box of World War II photos my grandfather took in the South Pacific campaign as part of the 499th Bombardment Squadron.
Unloading LST 479
History found at www.navsource.org/
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 25 August 1942, at Kaiser, Inc., Richmond, CA.; Launched, 4 October 1942; Commissioned USS LST-479, 19 April 1943. During World War II, LST-479 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Gilbert Islands operation, November and December 1943; Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, February 1944; Hollandia operation, April 1944; Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944; Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March and April 1945. Decommissioned, 28 February 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 1946; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 April 1948, to Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, PA. LST-479 earned five battle stars for World War II service.
from a box of World War II photos my grandfather took in the South Pacific campaign as part of the 499th Bombardment Squadron.