Post-War Duty
For the next 2 years LST‑914 operated off the West coast. In June 1953, she departed San Diego for her first Bar‑Change operation, the replenishment of bases in the Arctic. She returned to that duty during the summers of 1955‑1957 and plied the waters of the Arctic Ocean, operating primarily in the Beaufort Sea. En route to her 1955 Arctic deployment, LST‑914 was given the name USS Mahoning County (LST-914) in ceremonies at Seattle, Washington 7 July. Among the sailors on board was Fireman Richard G. Adams of Struthers, Ohio, a city in Mahoning County. In addition to her Arctic cruises, the LST also participated in deployments in the western Pacific during the winters of 1954, 1956, and 1958. In 1958, the Mahoning County was awarded the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award, which is presented annually by the U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations to the fleet's most battle-ready ship. Mahoning County operated out of Long Beach for the first 9 months of 1959. On 5 September she decommissioned and was sold to Zidall Explorations, Inc. of Portland, Oregon on 22 June 1960 for scrapping.
LST‑914 received two battle stars for World War II service and six for Korean War service.
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