USS Monmouth County ( LST - 1032 ) USS " Monmouth County " ( LST - 1032 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named after Monmouth County , New Jersey , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Originally laid down as LST - 1032 on 9 June 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard , Boston , Massachusetts ; the ship was launched on 9 July 1944 , sponsored by Mrs . Jennie M . Kneeland , and commissioned on 1 August 1944 with Lieutenant J . M . Medina in command . Service history . World War II , 1944 – 1945 . Following shakedown , " LST - 1032 " departed New York on 8 September 1944 for the west coast , arriving at San Diego on 4 October . Continuing on to Hawaii , she embarked troops there and sailed on 23 January 1945 to take part in the assault on Iwo Jima . While debarking Marines there , on 20 February , an enemy shell struck her bow , killing one marine and wounding nine . Despite this , rough seas , and stiff Japan ese opposition , she completed debarking her troops and supplies on the 22nd , and proceeded to Saipan . She next sailed from Saipan to take part in the Okinawa invasion , arriving off that island on 1 April . Discharging her cargo and men , she departed for Saipan , returning to Okinawa on 30 May with more supplies . " LST - 1032 " then steamed to the Philippines , arriving San Pedro Bay on 15 June . Until Japan ' s surrender , she ferried troops and munitions among the Philippines , with two additional runs to Okinawa . She carried occupation troops to the Japanese home islands until 19 November , when she sailed for the United States , arriving San Francisco on 30 December . Atlantic Fleet , 1946 – 1955 . Sailing to the east coast , " LST - 1032 " anchored off Little Creek , Virginia on 15 April 1946 and joined the Amphibious Force , U . S . Atlantic Fleet , with which she operated for the next nine years . She joined expeditions to Greenland in 1951 and 1952 , and took part in training exercises in the Caribbean . " LST - 1032 " was named USS " Monmouth County " ( LST - 1032 ) on 1 July 1955 . The ship was decommissioned on 14 October 1955 , and berthed in the Florida Group , Atlantic Reserve Fleet until August 1961 when she transferred to the Philadelphia Group . Vietnam , 1963 – 1970 . " Monmouth County " recommissioned on 28 May 1963 as a unit of Reserve LST Squadron 2 , based at Little Creek . She was placed into full commission on 21 December 1965 , participating in the occupation of the Dominican Republic . In 1966 " Monmouth County " sailed for South Vietnam . Assigned to the Service Force , Pacific Fleet , she operated between the Demilitarized Zone and the Mekong Delta , carrying foodstuffs , ammunition , and construction equipment . Following a visit to the Republic of China in February 1967 she returned to Vietnamese waters for three additional tours between 1968 and March 1970 . Decommissioning and sale . Decommissioned at Vallejo , California and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 August 1970 , ex - " Monmouth County " was sold for scrapping to Zidell Explorations , Inc . of Portland , Oregon on 11 September 1971 . Awards . " LST - 1032 " received either two ( Navsource ) or four ( DANFS ) battle star s for World War II service . USS " Monmouth County " earned 11 Campaign Stars for Vietnam service .