Collingsworth County at sea

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…