The USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down by Moore Dry Dock Co. in Oakland, California, on March 9, 1943, she was launched on June 25, 1943, and commissioned on January 5, 1944. Designed to serve as both a cargo and transport vessel and as a floating dry dock, Oak Hill featured the typical characteristics of her class, optimized for amphibious operations and repair duties. Following her shakedown and amphibious training off California, Oak Hill primarily operated in the Pacific theater, ferrying cargo and landing craft between Hawaii and the west coast. She participated in key operations such as the invasion of Saipan, where she provided repair support for LCMs, LCVPs, and LCTs. During the Palau campaign, she further supported amphibious landings at Babelthaup and Angaur, repairing landing craft and deploying tanks and troops. Her service extended to the Philippines, notably supporting the Leyte landings and subsequent campaigns in Luzon, including the invasion of Lingayen Gulf. In 1945, Oak Hill was involved in the Okinawa campaign, where she arrived at Blue Beach and supported landing operations before shifting to repair duties in Hagushi. Post-war, she transported personnel and equipment across the Pacific, supporting operations in Korea and China, before being decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Reactivated in January 1951 during the Korean War, Oak Hill participated in Arctic operations and atomic tests in the Marshall Islands. She later transferred to the Atlantic Fleet, supporting operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, including off the coast of South Vietnam, where she provided logistical support and ports visits in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines. Decommissioned on October 26, 1969, and struck in October 1969, she was sold for scrap in April 1970. Throughout her service, Oak Hill earned five battle stars for World War II and six campaign stars for Vietnam, marking her as a significant vessel in U.S. amphibious and logistical operations across multiple conflicts.

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