USS Sedgwick County ( LST - 1123 ) USS " Sedgwick County " ( LST - 1123 ) was an " LST - 542 " - class tank landing ship in the United States Navy . Unlike many of her class , which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II , she survived long enough to be named . On 1 July 1955 , all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parish es ; " LST - 1123 " was given the name Sedgwick County , after counties in Colorado and Kansas . " LST - 1123 " was laid down on 1 November 1944 at Seneca , Illinois , by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company ; launched on 29 January 1945 , sponsored by Miss Betty Lou Bailey ; and commissioned on 19 February 1945 , Lt . ( jg . ) John H . Cleaque III , USNR , in command . World War II and post - war service . Completing shakedown toward the end of March , " LST - 1123 " loaded cargo at Mobile , Alabama , and sailed for the $ 3 on the 29th . She arrived at San Diego in mid - April ; transported rescue boats to San Francisco ; and departed the latter port on the 22nd loaded with LVTs , vehicles , and fuel oil . On 2 May , she arrived at Pearl Harbor ; offloaded her cargo ; and then commenced amphibious exercises . On 2 June , with Army Quartermaster Corps and Navy Construction Battalion personnel and cargo embarked , she sailed for the Marshall Islands , Marianas , and Ryukyus . Arriving off Okinawa on 28 July , she remained there until after the Japanese surrender , then returned to the Marshalls and Marianas . During September , she carried occupation troops from the latter islands to Kyūshū , Japan . Then , in late October and early November , she performed a similar service for units moving from the Philippines to Honshū . On 9 November 1945 , " LST - 1123 " departed Honshu and sailed east . Steaming via the Marianas and the Hawaiian Islands , she arrived at San Francisco on 8 January 1946 ; underwent overhaul at Seattle ; then commenced operations out of San Diego . For the next four years , the LST continued to ply the waters off the west coast , primarily in the California area , but with occasional cargo and training operations in Hawaiian and Alaskan waters . In 1950 , " LST - 1123 " participated in the filming of the 1951 movie " Halls of Montezuma " , starring Richard Widmark . She appeared in the film . Korean War Service . In late June 1950 , while " LST - 1123 " was undergoing overhaul at San Francisco , the Army of North Korea crossed the 38th Parallel and pushed south to occupy most of the Republic of Korea ( ROK ) . By the end of July , the LST had returned to San Diego ; loaded Construction Battalion equipment at Port Hueneme ; and sailed west . At Yokosuka by the end of August , she shifted to Kobe ; and , on 10 September , sailed for the embattled Korean peninsula to participate in the amphibious landing at Inchon . On the afternoon of the 15th , she anchored off Blue Beach and began launching LVTs under protective fire from the covering force . Then , she remained in the Inchon area into October , shuttling passengers and cargo from transports and cargo ships in the harbor . On 15 October , she departed Inchon . Ten days later , she arrived off Wonsan and , as the 1st Marine Division was landed administratively on the Kalma peninsula , commenced shuttle operations similar to those at Inchon . From 1 November until 3 November , she transported ROK Marines to , and landed them at , Kosong ; then shifted back to Wonsan . By the 18th , U . S . Marines had reached the Chosin Reservoir ; ROK forces were moving on Chongjin ; and U . S . Army units were pushing toward North Korea ' s northern borders . Hungnam had been chosen as a new supply center , and " LST - 1123 " was ordered to carry tanks and other vehicles to that port . On 28 November , she headed back to Japan , whence she returned to the west coast of Korea . From 5 December 1950 until 7 January 1951 , she remained in the Inchon area , then carried troops and cargo to Taechon . At mid - month , she returned to Yokosuka . In February , she carried POW ' s from Pusan to Koje Do . In March , she continued operations in the Pusan area and , in early April , she returned to Yokosuka , whence she got underway for California on the 25th . Arriving at San Diego on 23 May , " LST - 1123 " conducted local operations through the remainder of the year . During the winter of 1952 , she underwent overhaul at San Francisco ; and , on 26 May , got underway to return to the Far East . On 30 June , she arrived at Yokosuka ; shifted to Sasebo at the end of the month ; and , by 2 August , was back in Pusan harbor to start her second tour in the Korean combat zone . Shuttle runs to Japan and to Pongam Do occupied the first part of the month . She then returned to Japan and , into October , conducted training exercises . On 10 October , she sailed for Korea . On the 15th , she participated in an amphibious feint at Kojo ; and , on the 17th , she returned to Japan . By the 20th , she was back at Inchon , whence , into late November , she carried ammunition to U . N . - held offshore islands . " LST - 1123 " spent December at Yokosuka ; and , in January 1953 , she steamed back to Inchon . From there she sailed to Pusan ; made cargo runs to Kojo Do and back to Inchon ; then proceeded to Yokosuka , whence she sailed for San Diego , arriving there on 5 March . For the remainder of 1953 , " LST - 1123 " operated off the west coast . In January 1954 , she again sailed for the Far East . She delivered landing craft and vehicles to Yokosuka in late February ; conducted amphibious exercises in the Volcano Islands in March , off Korea in April , and in Japanese waters in July . During those months and through September , she also carried cargo between Japanese and Korean ports . In October , she sailed for home . After her arrival on 10 November , " LST - 1123 " operated off the west coast into 1955 . That spring , she began inactivation at Astoria ; and , in the summer , she returned to San Diego . Named " Sedgwick County " on 1 July 1955 , she was decommissioned on 9 September and berthed with the Reserve Fleet . Vietnam War Service . " Sedgwick County " remained berthed at San Diego until recommissioned on 4 June 1966 . Assigned to Landing Ship Squadron 3 and homeported at Guam , she was ordered west in November for her first tour in her third western Pacific war . On her arrival in Vietnamese waters , " Sedgwick County " began carrying troops , cargo , and ammunition to Allied forces on the coast and in the Mekong Delta area . In late December 1966 and early January 1967 , she supported operation " Deck House V " in the Delta area ; then , from 2 to 13 January , she again conducted shuttle runs between Da Nang , Chu Lai , and Cua Viet . At mid - month , she headed for home ; but , on 20 February , she departed Guam and headed west again . Early March was spent at Kaohsiung , Taiwan ; and , on the llth , the LST returned to Da Nang to resume shuttle runs . Continuing resupply operations into April , she was back at Guam from 3 May to 5 June ; but , by mid - June , she was again off the Vietnamese coast . On the 12th , " Sedgwick County " arrived at Vung Tau , whence she resupplied ships conducting Operation Market Time . On 8 July , she anchored in Subic Bay for two weeks rest , then returned to Da Nang and cargo runs for the Naval Support Activity there . Her duties were interrupted at the end of August for a call at Hong Kong . She then returned to Subic Bay and Da Nang , resumed resupply shuttle operations , and continued them until late in December . Christmas 1967 was spent at Kaohsiung ; but with the new year , 1968 , the LST returned to Vietnam . During January , she resupplied Cua Viet . Upkeep at Subic and a call at Hong Kong took her into February ; and , at mid - month , she began supporting riverine forces from Vung Tau . On 4 April , the LST returned to Guam for overhaul . In June , she conducted exercises in Japanese waters . In July , she returned to the Philippines ; and , on 18 August , she resumed support of Market Time activities in South Vietnam as CTU 115 . 3 . 9 . Relieved by " Litchfield County " in late September , " Sedgwick County " moved north to Da Nang ; loaded a causeway section ; then steamed for Subic and Guam . Arriving on 17 October , she sailed for Da Nang on 20 November to shuttle cargo to Cua Viet and Tan My . In late December , she headed for Hong Kong , thence , at the end of the year , continued on to Sasebo , Japan , for an extended upkeep period . In mid - April 1969 . Sedgwick County returned to South Vietnam and began a tour as support and re - supply LST for the Naval Support Activity , Saigon . During June and early July , she was in the Philippines ; and , on 13 July , she returned to Da Nang to join in operations to redeploy Marines from Vietnam . On 6 August , she completed her second run from Vietnam to Okinawa ; and , on the 8th , she headed for Guam . Arriving on the 14th , Sedgwick County prepared for inactivation . She was decommissioned on 6 December 1969 ; and , in 1970 , preparations were made to tow her to Vallejo , California , for berthing with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island . She was struck from the Navy list on 15 March 1975 and transferred to the Royal Malaysian Navy on 7 October 1976 where she served as KD " Rajah Jarom " ( A - 1502 ) . " LST - 1123 " earned six battle star s for the Korean War and six battle stars and one award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the Vietnam War . KD " Raja Jarom " . The ship was transferred to the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1 August 1976 , and renamed KD " Raja Jarom " ( A - 1502 ) . She was still in service as a stationary tender through 1999 .