▁in ▁Gl ouc ester ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : De pt ford ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁L ST - 7 0 ▁was ▁an ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁class , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁and ▁is ▁properly ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁her ▁h ull ▁design ation . ▁L ST - 7 0 ▁was ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁crew ▁throughout ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁L ST - 7 0 ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁at ▁Jefferson ville , ▁Indiana , ▁by ▁the ▁Jefferson ville ▁Bo at ▁& ▁Machine ▁Co .; ▁launched ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁George ▁R . ▁B ick el ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁L ST - 7 0 ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁A si atic - P ac ific ▁the ater ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁occupation ▁and ▁defense ▁of ▁Cape ▁Tor ok ina ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Green ▁Islands ▁landing ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁capture ▁and ▁occupation ▁of ▁Gu am ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 .