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LCI(L)-1032

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
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 (1)
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Albina Engine and Machinery Works, Portland OR.
  • Launched, 21 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-1032, 4 August 1944
  • During World War II LCI(L)-1032 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
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 to 18 January 1945     		Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines;
    Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945

  • Following World War II LCI(L)-1032 performed occupation duty in the Far East including service in China from 8 September to 20 December 1945 under the command of Commander Yangtze Patrol Force
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Air Force, 10 February 1951
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCI(L)-1032 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 246 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 kts; 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
    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)-1032 119k LCI(L)-1032 launch ceremony at Albina Engine and Machinery Works, Portland OR., 21 June 1944.
    US National Archives photo.    		 Dwayne Day
    LCI(L)-1032 57k Ex-LCI(L)-1032 moored pierside while in service as a US Air Force down range vessel at Cape Canaveral, FL, 16 February 1951.
    US Navy photo from the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Dwayne Day
    There is no DANFS history currently available for LCI(L)-1032 at NavSource
    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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    Last Updated 11 May 2007