landing craft. Overhauled at Oakland, California, between 31 January and 4 April 1945, Carter Hall returned to Subic Bay on 1 May to transport small craft, and to take part in the invasions at Brunei Bay, 10 to 16 June, and Balikpapan, 1 to 4 July. She remained at Leyte drydocking small craft until 6 September, when she sailed for Jinsen, Korea, carrying LCMs and picket boats for use in the occupation of Korea. Occupation duty at Shanghai and Sasebo continued until 9 April 1946, when Carter Hall cleared for San Francisco. She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at San Diego 12 February 1947. 1951–1956 Recommissioned 26 January 1951 for duty in the Atlantic Fleet, Carter Hall arrived at her home port, Norfolk, Virginia, on 11 June 1951. Until 7 January 1955, she operated on training, salvage, and fleet exercises, as well as a tour with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean from January through May 1953. Prior to the Mediterranean cruise, she operated in support of construction of the Defensive Early Warning system off Hebron, Labradore and briefly visited Greenland, crossing the Arctic Circle at 1431, latitude 66'30"N and in longitude 52'03"W on 22 July 1952. Returning to the Pacific Fleet, Carter Hall arrived at San Diego on 31 January 1955. Along with type training and fleet exercises, she had tours of duty in the western Pacific in 1955, 1958, 1959, and 1960, and took part in Arctic supply operations in summer 1956. FateCarter Hall was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 October 1969 and sold to N. W. Kennedy, Vancouver, British Columbia, 28 August 1970, for scrapping. USS Carter Hall awards, citations & campaign ribbons Carter Hall'' received six battle stars for World War II service. Top Row: China Service Medal (extended) — American Campaign Medal Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) — World War II Victory Medal — Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) Third Row: National Defense Service Medal (2) — Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 4-Vietnam) — Vietnam Service Medal (5) Fourth Row: Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (14) – Philippines Liberation Medal (1) — Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Fifth Row: Individual Combat Action Ribbon (crewmembers aboard 13 December 1966) References External links Ashland-class dock landing ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States