USS LST-564
USS LST-564 was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1946.
Construction and commissioning
LST-564 was laid down on 5 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 4 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Frances Cassaday, and commissioned on 25 May 1944.Service history
During World War II, LST-564 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the landings on Leyte in October 1944. She then took part in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa from April to June 1945.Following the war, LST-564 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early November 1945, when she departed for the United States.