USS Greer County ( LST - 799 ) USS " Greer County " ( LST - 799 ) was a ( LST ) built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Greer County , Oklahoma on 1 July 1955 , and the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Originally laid down as " LST - 799 " by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company of Jeffersonville , Indiana on 25 August 1944 ; launched on 3 October , sponsored by Miss Mary R . Whalen ; and commissioned at New Orleans , Louisiana on 21 October 1944 , with Lieutenant Daniel C . Millet in command . World War II . Following shakedown off Florida , " LST - 799 " loaded construction equipment at Gulfport , Mississippi , and steamed on 29 November for the West Coast . Loading ammunition cargo at San Francisco , California , she departed on 13 February 1945 , and arrived at Saipan on 24 March . Two days later she was en route to Okinawa , where the largest amphibious operation of the $ 3 war was about to begin . Under the threat of enemy air raids , " LST - 799 " approached the beaches of Okinawa on 2 April , one day after the initial landings . On 3 April " LST - 599 " was hit by a kamikaze and a fire - rescue party from " LST - 799 " assisted in extinguishing the blaze caused by the impact . The landing ship was on General Quarters consistently during the next month as the enemy made a futile effort to stop the accelerating American drive across the Pacific toward Japan . Departing Okinawa on 8 May , " LST - 799 " sailed to Ulithi and for the rest of the war shuttled cargo among the American - held bases . Following the end of World War II , she supported occupation forces in Japan and the Philippines until 22 April 1946 when she decommissioned at Japan . Korean War . Following the outbreak of war in Korea in the summer of 1950 , " LST - 799 " recommissioned at Yokosuka , Japan on 26 August 1950 . On 5 September she departed with a cargo of ammunition and provisions , arriving at Pusan , Korea two days later . There she loaded a tank unit of the U . S . 5th Marines and sailed for the landings at Inchon , which turned the tide of the conflict . General MacArthur summed up the success of the 15 September assault : " " The Navy and Marines have never shone more brightly than this morning " . " After the Inchon landings , " LST - 799 " sailed for Wonsan , arriving there on 25 October . During December an overhaul was interrupted to participate in the evacuation of American and South Korean troops at Hungnam . On 24 December she embarked final covering elements of the U . S . 3rd Division , and sailed for Pusan arriving the 27th . In early 1951 , she completed overhaul and was equipped with helicopter landing facilities . Assigned as a mine squadron flagship , she performed logistic support for minesweepers off the Korean east coast . She remained off Korea until September 1952 ; and , in addition to logistics , performed helicopter rescue operations , engaged in the coastal blockade , and participated in the Wonsan Harbor Control System . Following extended overhaul at Long Beach , California , " LST - 799 " returned to the Western $ 3 on 9 April 1953 . She resumed duties out of Wonsan as a Mine Squadron flagship . After the armistice , she continued evacuation and training in the Far East , until sailing for the United States late in November 1953 . From 1954 to 1956 , " LST - 799 " made two cruises to the Western Pacific . On 1 July 1955 , she was named USS " Greer County " ( LST - 799 ) . Upon return from her 1956 cruise , she became flagship of Mine Squadron 7 operating along the West Coast . Post - War . " Greer County " was decommissioned on 18 January 1960 , struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1960 , and subsequently sold for scrapping . " LST - 799 " earned one battle star for World War II service and the Navy Unit Commendation , the Korean Presidential Unit Citation , and nine battle stars for the Korean War .