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USS LSM-239


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Delta - Romeo
 NVDR
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 - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down13 April 1944, at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, CA.
  • Launched, 31 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-239, 21 September 1944, ENS. Edwin W. Jokisch, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-239 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945
  • Decommissioned, 1 March 1947, at NOB Guam, Marianas Islands
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, hulk scuttled, 15 April 1947 off Guam
  • USS LSM-239 received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" ovl.
    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 Accommodations 2 officers, 46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    Propulsion two General Motors (non-reversible with airflex clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws, Endurance, 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)
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    LSM-239 75k USS LSM-239 plus and unidentified LSM beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945 while unloading badly needed equipment and supplies. The beached is littered with abandoned boats and equipment. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-239 65k USS LSM-239 along with LCT-631 and LCT-1318 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 2 to 16 March 1945 while unloading equipment and supplies. The beached is littered with abandoned boats and equipment. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-239 67k USS LSM-239 and LCT-866 off Okinawa, date unknown.
    US Navy photo # N-26585A.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-239 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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