this capacity until 1969. During the first part of 1970, Luzerne County was part of Landing Ship Squadron 2 (LANSHIPRON2) which in turn was part of the Mobile Riverine Force. Operating out of Vũng Tàu, her mission was "Armed Logistic Support" where she was utilized to resupply U.S. Army bases in the Mekong Delta. She had her last combat incident in April 1970, where she went to general quarters in response to hostile fire in the vicinity of Đồng Tâm Base Camp. This incident resulted in injury to one member of the crew. Later she went to Bangkok, Thailand before returning for one last mission in Vietnam. Luzerne County departed the Mekong Delta for Da Nang at the end of April 1970 along with the other three ships of LANSHIPRON2, the , and . All four ships then began a six-week voyage from Da Nang to Guam, Pearl Harbor, San Diego and finally to the mothball fleet in Vallejo after which they were removed from active service. Decommissioned (date unknown), she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 August 1970. She was spotted in North Eastern Pennsylvania in 2006 by locals. She was also spotted in San Diego near Ensenada, Mexico area. All of the things above the ship's deck has been stripped and removed in Mexico as of 2007. Her original 75-year-old bell now sits outside the front entrance of Building 15, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Barstow, California where it has been there for past 20 years. Awards Combat Action Ribbon Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with 2 awards American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal World War 2 Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal with "Asia" clasp National Defense Service Medal with 2 awards Korean Service Medal with 2 awards Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal with 10 awards Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with 7 awards United Nation Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive) References Further reading LST-542-class tank landing ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Korean War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Vietnam War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Ships built in Pittsburgh 1944 ships Ships built by Dravo Corporation