LST-67 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 28 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. William H. Lang; and commissioned on 20 April 1943.
During World War II, LST-67 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Eastern New Guinea operation:
(a) Finschhafen occupation-September 1943
(b) Saidor occupation-January 1944 Bismarck
Archipelago operation:
(a) Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943; January 1944
(b) Admiralty Islands landing-March 1944
Hollandia operation-April and May 1944
Western New Guinea operations:
(a) Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation-May 1944
(b) Biak Island operation-May and June 1944
(c) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944
(d) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944
(e) Morotai landings-September 1944
Leyte landings-October and November 1944
Borneo operations:
(a) Tarakan Island operation-April and May 1945
(b) Balikpapan operation-June and July 1945
Consolidation of the southern Philippines:
(a) Visayan Islands landing-March 1945
LST-67 was decommissioned on 28 March 1946 and was struck from the Navy list on 8 May 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to the Ships & Power Equipment Co., of Barber, N.J., for scrapping.
LST-67 earned seven battle stars for World War II service.
