LST-468 was laid down on 20 October 1942 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 24 November 1942; and commissioned on 5 March 1943.
During World War II, LST-468 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Eastern New Guinea operation:
(a) Lae occupation-September 1943
(b) Saidor occupation-January and February 1944
Bismarck Archipelago operation:
(a) Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943 and February 1944
(b) Admiralty Island landings-March 1944
Hollandia operation-April 1944
Western New Guinea operations:
(a) Biak Island operation-May and June 1944
(b) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944
(c) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944
(d) Morotai landings-September 1944
Leyte landings-October and November 1944
Lingayen Gulf landing-January 1945
Mindanao Island landings-April 1945
Following the war, LST-468 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 12 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June that same year. On 30 September 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., Baltimore, Md., and subsequently scrapped.
LST-468 earned seven battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
