LST-241 was laid down on 8 March 1943 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.;launched on 29 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Donald J. Siegel; and commissioned on 31 July 1943, Lt. James A. Shaw, USNR, in command.
During World War II, LST-241 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Gilbert Islands operations-November and December 1943
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls-February 1944
Hollandia operation-April 1944
Capture and occupation of Guam-July 1944
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April 1945
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 7 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 29 September 1947, she was sold to the Southern Shipwrecking Co., of New Orleans, La., for scrapping.
LST-241 earned six battle stars for World War II service.
