Service History
During World War II, LST-692 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the invasion of southern France in August and September, 1944. Decommissioned in 1946, she was placed in the reserve fleet at Green Cove Springs, Florida until reactivated in 1951. She performed active service during the Korean War and thereafter. LST-692 was redesignated USS Daviess County (LST-692) on 1 July 1955.
The ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1964 and transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) where she operated as T-LST-692. Daviess County was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976, where she remains in service as BRP Benguet (LT-507).
LST-692 earned one battle star for World War II service and two battle stars for Korean service.
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