USS LST-929

USS LST-929/LST(H)-929 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy.

LST-929 was laid down on 5 June 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 July 1944; and commissioned on 2 August 1944.

[3][2] During World War II, LST-929 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.

Following the war, the ship performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until late May 1946.

[3] LST-929 earned two battle star for World War II service.