USS LST-388
# USS LST-388

USS LST-388 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.

## Construction and career

LST-388 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia. Launched on 28 September 1942 and commissioned on 20 November 1942.

During World War II, LST-388 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater but later changed to Asiatic-Pacific theater. During the North African occupation, Tunisian operations, she took part from 8 November 1942 to 9 July 1943. She take part in the Sicilian occupation in Italy from 9 to 15 July 1943 and the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September of the same year.

She then participated in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.

She participated in the Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946 and took on an important role as a general supply, provisions, hospital, and recreation.

She was decommissioned on 1 February 1947.

Transferred to the United States Maritime Administration to await her fate.

LST-388 was struck from the Navy Register on 25 February 1947 and scrapped by Bethlehem Steel Company on 7 April 1948.

## Awards

LST-388 have earned the following awards:

* American Campaign Medal
* Combat Action Ribbon
* European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4 battle stars)
* Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
* World War II Victory Medal

## Citations

* 1 2 "Tank Landing Ship LST-388". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
* ↑ "LST-388". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

## Sources

* United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
* Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
* Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
* Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.

vteLST-1-class tank landing ships :

Preceded by: None

Followed by: LST-491 class :

List of United States Navy LSTs

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships :

