Collingsworth County at sea

U.S.S. Collingsworth Plaque Photo and Images Courtesy of Floyd A. Killough Collection
U.S.S. Collingsworth Plaque Photo and Images Courtesy of Floyd A. Killough Collection

Visitors of the National Museum of the Pacific War, located in Fredericksburg, who take a stroll in the Memorial Courtyard will find on the west wall, row 1, section 30A, this plaque.

Named for Collingsworth County, the U.S. Navy Auxiliary Personnel, Attack ship, APA-146, was designed to transport 1,500 invasion troops. The Collingsworth carried 25 landing crafts to deliver the troops and all their…