USS Jennings County ( LST - 846 ) USS " Jennings County " ( LST - 846 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named after Jennings County , Indiana , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Originally laid down as " LST - 846 " by the American Bridge Company of Ambridge , Pennsylvania on 27 October 1944 ; the ship was launched on 12 December , sponsored by Mrs . L . P . Quill ; and commissioned on 9 January 1945 . Service history . World War II , 1945 . After shakedown off Florida , " LST - 846 " loaded cargo at New Orleans , then sailed for the Pacific in mid - February . Steaming via the Panama Canal and San Francisco , she reached Pearl Harbor on 27 March . For the next six weeks , the landing ship operated in the Hawaiian Islands before departing for Seattle on 12 May . Following repairs , " LST - 846 " received oil , gasoline , and mechanized equipment for transport to the western Pacific . On 9 June she was underway , arriving Guam on 11 July . For the rest of the war she supported American forces in the Marshalls and Okinawa . 1945 – 1949 . After the Japanese acceptance of Allied peace terms , " LST - 846 " transported occupation forces and equipment between Japan and the Marianas . She sailed for the United States on 3 November , arriving Seattle in early December . Returning to the Far East five months later , she arrived Shanghai , China on 28 May 1946 and commenced cargo runs among Chinese ports . From 1946 to 1949 , " LST - 846 " continued these operations and in addition shuttled cargo between China and the Marianas . After the communist revolution in China , the veteran landing ship returned to the United States , arriving San Diego on 17 June 1949 . " LST - 846 " was decommissioned at Astoria , Oregon on 14 October 1949 . Korean War , 1950 – 1953 . After the outbreak of war in Korea , the United States intervened . To aid in the movement of men and equipment , " LST - 846 " was recommissioned on 3 November 1950 with Lieutenant Marion V . Reeder in command . After amphibious training along the West Coast she departed San Diego on 16 April 1951 for duty in the Western Pacific . Arriving Yokosuka early June , the landing ship operated out of Japan performing cargo runs and amphibious training until 6 September when she sailed for the east coast of Korea . After two cruises from Japan to Korea , " LST - 846 " sailed on 5 November for a stateside overhaul . She was back in the Far East on 5 June 1952 , then resumed cargo operations in Japan for the remainder of the year . 1953 – 1955 . Returning San Diego on 29 March 1953 , " LST - 846 " served off the West Coast until 27 January 1954 when she sailed for another WestPac tour . During the late summer " LST - 846 " transported French troops and vehicles along the Indochina coast , following the end of the Indochina War . She also performed station ship duties during " Operation Passage to Freedom " as naval units transported thousands of Vietnamese from North to South Vietnam after the partition of the country . Departing Yokosuka on 12 October , the veteran landing ship arriving San Diego four weeks later . Following amphibious exercises along the West Coast , she steamed to Astoria , Oregon , arriving on 9 April 1955 for overhaul . " LST - 846 " was named USS " Jennings County " ( LST - 846 ) on 1 July and decommissioned at San Diego on 7 December 1955 . Vietnam , 1966 – 1970 . After ten years with the Pacific Reserve Fleet , " Jennings County " recommissioned on 11 June 1966 to support U . S . forces in South Vietnam . " Jennings County " departed San Diego on 11 September , arriving at Chu Lai on 11 November . For the remainder of 1966 she conducted river patrols and in 1967 she continued her patrols supporting " Game Warden " operations . In 1970 , while off the coast of Son On Doc at the southern tip of Viet Nam she suffered a serious fire in her galley that rendered her unable to continue supporting her on - board crew . She was removed from station , and later , the USS Garrett County , LST - 786 took her place as a river boat tender in support of river control operations . Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 25 September 1970 , her final fate is unknown . Awards . " LST - 846 " earned one battle star for the Korean War , and as " Jennings County " was awarded nine campaign star s for Vietnam War service .