USS Brewster County (LST-483)
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USS Brewster County (LST-483) was an built for the United States Navy
United States Navy
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 during World War II
World War II
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. Named for Brewster County, Texas
Brewster County, Texas
Brewster County is a county located in western part of the US state of Texas, along the border with Mexico. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. As of the 2000 census, the population is 8,866. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 9,481. Its...

, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-483 was laid down on 21 September 1942 at Richmond, California
Richmond, California
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 by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 30 December 1942; and commissioned on 3 May 1943.

During World War II, LST-483 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
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 and participated in the following operations: the Capture and Occupation of Saipan
Saipan
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 (June and July 1944); the Tinian
Tinian
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 Capture and Occupation (July 1944); the Leyte
Leyte
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 landings (October 1944) and the Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April 1945). Following the War, LST-483 performed occupation duty in the Far East
Far East
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 until early February, 1946.

Upon her return to the United States
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, she was decommissioned on 10 February 1946. The tank landing ship was redesignated USS Brewster County (LST-483) on 1 July 1955. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register
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 on 11 August 1955 and she was later sunk as a target.

LST-483 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
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