USS Henry County ( LST - 824 ) USS " Henry County " ( LST - 824 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for counties in Alabama , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Ohio , Tennessee , and Virginia . Originally laid down as " LST - 824 " by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Evansville , Indiana on 28 September 1944 ; launched on 8 November ; sponsored by Mrs . Harry W . Groot ; and commissioned on 30 November with Lieutenant Jesse D . Jones in command . Service history . World War II , 1945 – 1946 . After shakedown off Florida , " LST - 824 " departed New Orleans on 4 January 1945 for San Diego , arriving there on the 24th . She embarked 107 " bluejacket s , " then sailed for Pearl Harbor on 26 January . During February she performed training exercises out of Hawaii , then loaded troops and equipment to depart Pearl Harbor on 12 March . For the next month she steamed through the Pacific , stopping at Eniwetok , Guam , and Saipan before proceeding to Okinawa . American forces were already engaged in the fierce struggle to wrestle Okinawa from enemy control when " LST - 824 " departed Saipan on 12 April . Five days later she arrived off China Wan and commenced discharging troops and equipment on the embattled island . The landing ship returned to Saipan on 27 April for reinforcement troops and cargo , and again steamed for Okinawa . For the remainder of World War II , she shuttled supplies between Okinawa and the Philippines in preparation for a possible invasion of Japan . After the Japanese surrender , " LST - 824 " operated with occupation forces in the Far East until sailing for the United States in November . Arriving Portland , Oregon on 5 December , she decommissioned there 15 May 1946 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet . While berthed with the Columbia River Group , " LST - 824 " was renamed USS " Henry County " ( LST - 824 ) on 1 July 1955 . 1959 – 1975 . " Henry County " recommissioned on 5 September 1959 with Lieutenant R . L . Dodd in command . After refresher training , " Henry County " departed the West Coast on 19 March 1960 for the Far East , arriving Yokosuka two weeks later . During the next four months she transported supplies , performed training exercises with U . S . Marines , and engaged in joint operations with Korean forces before returning to Long Beach on 19 August . Following 20 months of operations along the West Coast , " Henry County " sailed for the mid - Pacific in April 1962 then performed transport and amphibious duties out of Hawaii . In September she was assigned to Task Force 8 for the nuclear tests in " Operation Dominic . " Since the tests were considered vital to the nation ' s security , the Navy demonstrated her ability once again to keep pace with the advances of technology developed to maintain peace through strength . From December 1962 through December 1964 " Henry County " performed amphibious training operations off the California coast . Decommissioned ( date unknown ) , the ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 April 1975 . Subsequently transferred to Malaysia and renamed " Sri Banggi " ( A 1501 ) , her final fate is unknown . " LST - 824 " received one battle star for World War II service and four battle stars for Vietnam service .