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Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns |
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| Campaign and Dates | Campaign and Dates |
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| Leyte operations
Leyte landings, 28 and 29 November 1944 | Borneo operation
Tarakan Island, 27 April to 5 May 1945 Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 6 July 1945 |
| Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines
Mindanao Island landings, 10 and 11 March 1945 |
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217k | From left to right; USS LCI(L)-634, USS LCI(L)-626, USS LCI(L)-625 and USS LCI(L)-1008 beached while discharging personnel probably during a training exercise, (note personnel not in combat gear) date and location unknown. | Al Patterson for his father Harold Lee Patterson RDM3/c USS LCI(L)-624 | |
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96k | USS LCI(L)-625, one of 16 LCIs staging out of Morotai, landing Australian 9th Division troops at Balikpapan, Borneo, 1 July 1945. The beach was devastated by 3,000 tons of bombs, 38,000 shells, 114,000 automatic weapon rounds, and 7,000 rockets. There were dead Japanese but no beach opposition. This was the last amphibious landing of WWII and the 56th landing of the Seventh Amphibious Force. Photo from the USS LCI National Associations 2006 Calendar. | Submitted by Ardie Hunt, Courtesy of Ray Pickering. | |
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USS LST-171,
USS LST-584,
USS LST-697 and
USS LST-585 loading at Morotai in April, 1945.
Note USS LCI(L)-625 between LST-171 and LST-584. She arrived later to assist in the effort to move LST-684 out of the mud and into deeper water. The following was recorded in the "USS LST-584 Rep. of Opers. in the invasion of Tarakan Island, Borneo, 5/1-2/45 page 2". World War II War Diaries US National Archives Identifier 296592936 "At 0730 on Peter + One moved causeway from ramp of LST 584 to LST 171. At 0740 began pumping water and fuel overboard. At 0801 LCI-625 came alongside to port to assist ship off beach. At 0815 started backing full on engines. At 0820 stopped all engines. LCI-626 came alongside to starboard to assist. At 0829 backing full, LCIs also backing to pull ship off beach. At 0840 stopped pumping water and fuel. Total of 40,064 gallons (146 tons) of fuel and 3,280 gallons (13 tons) of water pumped overboard. At 0900 LCI 625 reversed position by backing alongside to port. Commenced backing to no avail. At 1055 secured to the effect that no attempt would be made to retract until next spring tide on 11 May 1945." (11 May 1945 may be miss typed in the War Diaries as the ship appears to be at Tarakan on the 1st or 2nd of May.) LIFE Magazine Archives, Carl Mydans Photographer, shared by Peter DeForest. |
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