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LSM-31

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched (date unknown)

Commissioned USS LSM-31, 7 July 1944, LT. Cartyle J. Ehri, USNR in command

During World War II LSM-31 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Luzon operation;
(a) Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945
Okinawa Gunto operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 17 June 1945

Decommissioned, 6 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold, 16 January 1948, to Gunter & Zimmerman, Stockton, CA., fate unknown.

LSM-31 earned two battle stars for World War II service .

Specifications:
Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
Length 203' 6" oa
Beam 34' 6"
Draft light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft, fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft
Speed 13.2 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)
Complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament one single bow mounted 40mm gun, four single 20mm gun mounts
Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
Troop Capacity 2 officers, 46 enlisted
Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
Propulsion two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws
Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
59k	*LSM-31* underway, date and place unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
146k	*LSM-136, LSM-57* and *LSM-31* with bow doors open as they approach a beach, date and place unknown.	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
67k	*LSM-31, LSM-187, LSM-186* and *LSM-222* in a nest moored to a buoy, date and place unknown. Photo by ©Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS LSM / LSMR Association

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