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USS LCI(L)-435


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Mike - Foxtrot
 NKMF
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is top to bottom, from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)
LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large)
  • Laid down, 23 April 1943, at New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Barber, N.J.
  • Launched, 8 July 1943
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-435, 27 July 1943
  • During World War II USS LCI(L)-435 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. LCI Flotilla 22, and participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Green Islands landing, 15 to 19 February 1944     		Iwo Jima operations
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 15 February to 16 March 1945
    Western New Guinea operations
    Morotai Island landings, 15 September 1944     		Manila Bay-Bicol operations
    Carabao Island, Manila Bay, 16 April 1945
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 to 18 January 1945     		.

  • Following World War II, USS LCI(L)-435 performed occupation service in the Far East including service in China from 8 September to 9 December 1945 under the command of Commander Yangtze Patrol Force
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold 7 November 1946, fate unknown
  • USS LCI(L)-435 earned five battle stars for service in WWII.
    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
    one bow mounted single 20mm AA gun mount
    one each single 20mm AA gun mount port and starboard forward of wheelhouse
    one each single 20mm AA gun mount port and starboard aft of wheelhouse
    on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added
    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
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    LCI(L)-435/LCI(L)-436 76k USS LCI(L)-435 beached along with LCI(L)-436, USS LCI(L)-357 and numerous other LCIs, while crews relax on the beach, date and location unknown. Bill Brinkley
    LCI(L)-435/LCI(L)-436 74k USS LCI(L)-435, USS LCI(L)-436, USS LCI(L)-445, and LCI(L)-357 beached, while crews relax on the beach, date and location unknown. Bill Brinkley
    LCI(L)-690 118k USS LCI(L)-435 and USS LCI(L)-690 moored pierside, 26 December 1945, location unknown. Steve Reynebeau
    The history for USS LCI(L)-435 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    View the history of LCI Flotilla 22
    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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