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USS LCI(L)-62

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Oscar - Alpha
NCOA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal (1)

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 4 August 1942, at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, TX.

Launched, 27 September 1942

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-62, 13 November 1942

During World War II USS LCI(L)-62 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCI Flotilla Five and
LCI Flotilla Twenty Two (1944-45), CDR. McD Smith (1944) and CDR. Marion M. Byrd, USN (1944-45) and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Consolidation of Northern Solomons 28 April to 15 June, 5 to 6 May, and 15 June 1944	Western New Guinea operations Cape Sansapor operation, 30 July to 4 August 1944 Morotai landings, 15 September 1944
New Georgia Group operations New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 1 and 4 July 1943	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 to 18 January 1945
Treasury-Bougainville operation Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, 3 to 4 December 1943

Following World War II, USS LCI(L)-62 was assigned to Commander Service Force Pacific

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 25 November 1947, for disposal

Final Disposition, fate unknown;

USS LCI(L)-62 earned five battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications:
Displacement 236 t.(light), 264 t.(landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5½"
Beam 23' 3"

Draft

Light, 3'1½" mean

Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft

Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft

Speed

16 kts (max.)

14 kts maximum continuous

Complement

4 officers

24 enlisted

Troop Capacity

6 officers

182 enlisted

Cargo Capacity 75 tons

Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house

Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel

Armament

five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, one each port and starboard forward of wheelhouse, one each port and starboard aft of wheelhouse

on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 860 Bbls

lube oil 200 gal

Propulsion

two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft

single General Motors Main reduction gears

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers, 2,320shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	1035k	USS LCI(L)-62 landing troops of the 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division near Cape Opmarai, Dutch New Guinea, 30 July 1944. US National Archives photo # III-SC 261028, a US Army Signal Corps photo by PFC Wilbur Goen, now in the collections of the US National Archives.		Dave Kerr

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
History of LCI Flotilla 22
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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