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LSM-202

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - Victor
NVAV

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down (date unknown) at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.

Launched, 15 March 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-202, 30 April 1944, LT. David Thurlow, USNR, in command

During WWII LSM-202 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Iwo Jima operation;
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 26 February 1945

Decommissioned, 19 November 1945

Struck from the Naval Register in 1946

Final Disposition, sold in June 1946, to Northwest Merchandizing Service, Seattle, WA., fate unknown

LSM-202 earned one battle star 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 six single 20mm AA gun mounts, modified to one single bow mounted 40mm AA gun mount and four single 20mm AA 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
101k	*LSM-202* side launching at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 15 March 1944. US Navy photo # N-22101B.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM / LSMR Association
69k	*LSM-202* beached at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. Marine vehicles and equipment litter the beach as they are bogged down in the soft volcanic ash of the island. USMC photo # 15-8	Tom Kermen Courtesy of Jose "Andy" Vigil, USMC WWII
97k	*LSM-202* beached at Iwo Jima on D-Day, 19 February 1945. Marine vehicles and equipment litter the beach as they are bogged down in the soft volcanic ash of the island. The LCVP at right is from Lowndes (APA-154). USMC photo by Sgt. R. W. Hulstay, *5th Marine Division, from "Leatherneck" magazine, US Marine Corps photo # USMC 109604*.	John Finch LSM-26 Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
100k	*LSM-202* beached while Marines unload supplies, D-Day 19 February 1945. *LCT-1028* is underway in the background. US Marine Corps photo from "Leatherneck" magazine.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
26k	*LSM-202, far distance, and LCT-631*, near distance, beached at Iwo Jima, 21 February 1945.	Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS(L) Group Seven staff.
33k	*LSM-202* beached at Iwo Jima. *LCS(L)-51* is in the foreground, circa later part of February 1945	Michael Hollis, courtesy Louis Plant SM1/c LCS(L) Group Seven staff.

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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