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LCI(L)-193

USS LCI(L)-193 was transferred to the Royal Navy

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, (date and place unknown);

Launched (date unknown);

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-193, 9 February 1943, at Newark, NJ.

During World War II LCI(L)-193 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:

Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943
West coast of Italy operations;
(a) Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing 22 January, 24 and 25 January, 30 January to 1 February, and 2 to 8 February 1944
Normandy invasion (Sword Beach), 6 June 1944
LCI(L)-193 crossed the English Channel 22 times in the weeks following D-Day delivering material and
replacement personnel

Decommissioned, 15 November 1944, at Sheerness, United Kingdom;

Transferred to United Kingdom (leased) 14 November 1944;

Returned to US Naval custody, 27 February 1946;

Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);

Final Disposition, transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposed, sold, 12 February 1948, fate unknown;
LCI(L)-193 received four battle stars for WWII service.

Personal Diary Entries by machinist mate Bruce C. Paulson. (1917-1971) crew member LCI-193
"The ship LCI(L) 193, was commissioned on 2/9/1943 in Newark, NJ, and the crew took immediate possession. It first sailed on 2/14/43 to Brooklyn, NY and returned to Newark on 2/21/43. On 3/19/43, 193 left Newark for assignment to the fleet in Norfolk, Va. On March 31, LCI(L) 193 left Norfolk for the European theater. A stop-over from occurred/11 occurred at Bermuda. On 4/29/1943, the ship docked in West Africa at the port of Leyantey. Shortly after, the ship went into dry-dock at Oran. 6/15-16/43, they moved to Algers. On June 20, troops of the 1st army were transported to an unknown location, and war maneuvers had begun. On July 10 at 0300 the ship took part in the invasion of Sicily. The first fatality occurred (Dorhtey) when the ship missed the targeted beach by 12 miles. 9/8/43 troops were delivered to the invasion at Salerno, Italy. The transfer of troops from Africa to Sicily and Italy continued through the end of the year." (Diary entries stop here.)

Specifications:
Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing), 389 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 3 officer, 21 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 four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft, later added two .50 cal machine guns
Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
62k	*LCI(L)-193* on the beach at Normandy several days after D-Day. Note the German POWs stacking steel railroad rails. The two sailors on the starboard landing ramp are possibly Bruce Hunter and Artie Durland	Brenda Burbaker for her father, Bruce C. Paulson (deceased) USS LCI(L)-193
73k	*LCI(L)-193* crew members, autographed photo; Back row: (L-R) Jim Poledna, Edsel Gray, Jack Foley, Wilson Currie, Bruce Paulson. Front row: Terry McGovern, Shorty Knestrick, Donald Crudele.	Brenda Burbaker for her father, Bruce C. Paulson (deceased) USS LCI(L)-193
49k	From left to right USS LCI(L)-193, USS LCI-4 and HMS LCI(L)-179 during landing exercises west of New Haven - in the southeast of England - in preparation for their Normandy landing in the British sector at Sword Beach on D-Day, date and place unknown	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c USS LCI(L)-193
57k	From left to right USS LCI(L)-193, USS LCI-4 and HMS LCI(L)-179 beached west of New Haven - in the southeast of England - during landing exercises in preparation for their Normandy landing in the British sector at Sword Beach on D-Day, date and place unknown	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c USS LCI(L)-193
90k	*LCI(L)-193* crew photo prior to the landing at Sicily. On the bridge - Norman Claxton (LT) The crew - starting from left: Far left, rolled up sleeves - Bill Boney (ENS) Second from left, with helmet - Bruce Paulson 3rd from left, shirtless, cap, life belt, - John Wagner Behind Wagner - "Tex" Lewis White cap, next to Lewis - Fred Simmons Behind Lewis, shirtless, on steps - Roy Lane Next to Lane, athletic shirt - Pete Yanker Front row, next to Simmons, long sleeves - Harry Schlosser Very bottom, shirtless - Vincent Reales In front of Yanker, with binoculars - Ralph Patton Seated in front, white cap, shift less - John Stefan Immediately behind Stefan, long sleeves, dark jacket - Emory Lloyd Standing in rear, white t-shirt, white cap - George Cooper Next to Cooper, leaning against conning tower, white cap - Rosky In front of Rosky, hands on chest, shirtless - Art Durland Next to Durland, dark jacket, white cap - Tom Costick Behind Costick, seated against conning tower, dark shirt - Leonard Carr Standing next to Carr, leaning with one hand on tower - Edsel Gray Seated third from right - Bruce Hunter Second from right - Earl Knestrick Far right, with cap - Sam Smart (ENS) There are several missing from the photo who were probably on duty and a few others who arrived later as replacements. Not in photo - "Doc" Bellville, Allen Brown, Ceachy, Don Crudelle, Wilson Currie, Daugherty, Jack Foley, Carroll Heath, "Terry" McGovern, and Jim Poledna.	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c USS LCI(L)-193
73k	*LCI(L)-193* landing British troops at Normandy, (Sword Beach) just west of Caen, 6 June 1944.	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c
65k	*LCI(L)-193* beached at New Haven, England for hull inspection sometime after D-Day.	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c
99k	*LCI(L)-193* beached at New Haven, England for hull inspection sometime after D-Day.	Tom Hunter for his father Bruce Hunter RM1/c
22k	From left to right *LCI(L)'s-75,231,229,35,193,238* moored at Sheerness, United Kingdom, ready to be decommissioned and turned over to the Royal Navy, circa 14 November 1944.	Stan Galik for his father Stanley Galik SC2/c USS LCI(L)-35

View the LCI-193 Crew List.

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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