Service History
During World War II LST-738 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Leyte landings in October, 1944 and the Mindoro landings in December.
On 15 December 1944, while off the southern tip of Mindoro, she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane and set ablaze. After attempts to control the fires were unsuccessful, LST-738 was abandoned and sunk by the guns of other ships of the invasion fleet.
USS LST-738 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.
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