lst-1039 During World War II, LST-1039 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945. Following the war, she performed...

Commissioned in full as USS LST-1039, 9 February 1945, at Naval Station Algiers, LA., LT. George E. Paris, USN in command. 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.

lst-1039 During World War II, LST-1039 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946.

Decommissioned on 21 June 1946. Sold on 2 September 1947. Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat.

The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service. More recent LSTs were named on launching.

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Prow of the LST 1039 at sea as seen from the deck of the LST-659. Location unknown. No date. Items from the service of Radioman Third Class Myron Duncan Milton, who served aboard the USS LST-659 in the Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters of Operation. Milton was born on 10 May 1925 in Dozier, Alabama.

There were four (4) TYPES of sea going vessels listed by Allied Nations of World War II to become known as Landing ship, tank or the LST. Only the Type II were exclusively built in United States shipyards. The Prototype (British conversion), Type I and Type III LST designs were built in Commonwealth shipyards in England, Ireland or Canada.