page_title: USS Litchfield County (LST-901)
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: USS Litchfield County (LST-901) / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Floyd County (LST-762) and USS Litchfield County (LST-901) moored to the LST ramp at Danang, South Vietnam, 1968.
context_page_description: USS Litchfield County (LST-901) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Litchfield County, Connecticut, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
  Originally laid down as USS LST-901 on 29 October 1944 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the ship was launched on 9 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. S. A. Evans; and commissioned on 11 January 1945 with Lieutenant C. A. Henson in command.
context_section_description: LST-901 earned two battle stars for Korean War service, and as Litchfield County six campaign stars for Vietnam War service.
caption: USS Litchfield County (LST-901) and the USS Floyd County (LST-762) moored to the LST ramp at Da Nang, South Vietnam, 1968.
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