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LCI(L)-614

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down (date unknown) at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-614, 20 May 1944
  • During World War II LCI(L)-614 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla 22, and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operations
    Lingayen Gulf landing, 4 to 18 January 1945     		Consolidation of the Southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945

  • Following World War II LCI(L)-614 performed occupation duty in the Far East from, 9 September to 20 December 1945 including service in China under the command of Commander Yangtze Patrol Force
  • Decommissioned, (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 10 December 1947
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCI(L)-614 received two 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
    LCI(L) 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
    Armament five single 20mm guns two forward, one amidship, two aft, 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)-614 88k LCI(L)-614 at anchor off Norfolk, VA. in June 1944. Note that the crew is enjoying a swim call.
    Photo from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter "The Elsie Item", Issue #48, April 2004, courtesy of John R. Zudell, son of Robert J. Zudell, RM2/c USS LCI 614.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-614 104k LCI(L)-614 crew photo, date and place unknown. Front row: L. Roebuck, J. Bettencourtt, R. Cyprus, J. Belk, M. Antonini, E. Autry, R. Allison, J. Mangioni. Center row: F. Muckle, A. Breeden, F. Baish, L. Weaver, W. Baker, S. Hotchkiss, H. Cogan, R. Mattau. Back row: U. Anderson, G. Cooke, R. Zudell, H. Carter, J. Johnson, J. Bridges, R. Utt, R. Kerwin
    Photo from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter "The Elsie Item", Issue #48, April 2004, courtesy of John R. Zudell, son of Robert J. Zudell, RM2/c USS LCI 614.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-614 84k LCI(L)-614 crew photo at New Guinea. Note the three native boys in the picture.
    Photo from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter "The Elsie Item", December 2005, courtesy of Ned Hedger USS LCI 614.    		 Ardie Hunt
    The history for LCI(L)-614 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 - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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