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USS LSM-374

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Golf
NVOG

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

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USS LSM-374 was transferred to the Republic of China

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During World War II USS LSM-374 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LCDR. W. J. Chisholm USNR;
LSM Division Seventy-Three and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Campaign and Dates
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 18 June 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-374 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 September 1945 to 13 May 1946	2 September 1945 to 13 May 1946

Final Disposition, fate unknown

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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 twin 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

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,225 Bbls

Troop Accommodations

2 officers

46 enlisted

Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Propulsion

two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) Diesel engines, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.

twin propellers, 2,800shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	85k	USS LSM-374 under way off San Diego, CA. in the winter of 1944. Note: the blimp overhead. Photo was taken from USS LSM-373.		Neil Cronin USS LSM-373 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	43k	From left to right, USS LSM-360, USS LSM-374 and USS LSM-339 under way, date and location unknown. Photo was taken from USS LSM-373.		Neil Cronin USS LSM-373to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	122k	USS LSM-374 beached on the mud flats during low tide at Jinsen, Korea in 1945.		Ernest Callahan to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

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The history extract for USS LSM-374 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Hickman Jr.,, Philip A., USNR	28 January 1945 - December 1944
02	LT. Markwalter, Edward A., USNR	December 1944 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Turnell, Richard F., USNR	March 1946 - 13 May 1946

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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