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LST-54

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 3 October 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 13 November 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-54, 24 December 1943
  • During World War II LST-54 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 5 November 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 November 1945
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 March 1948, to Townsend Transportation Co., Bayonne, N.J.
  • LST-54 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2-6 LCVP
    Armament five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
    Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-54 141k LST-54 beached on Omaha Beach, Normandy. After disembarking vehicles LST-54 was used as a temporary hospital/surgery until land-based facilities were set-up. Submitted by Frank Principe, Jr., Photo by Frank James Principe, Sr., USS LST-54
    LST-54 81k LST-54 beached on Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 1944. A sketch by Eddie Baker, one of the ship’s crewmen at the time. The dramatic action was apparently artistic license, as LST-54 landed in the afternoon of 8 June 1944, after the beachhead was secure. Submitted by Frank Principe, Jr. for his father Frank James Principe, Sr., USS LST-54
    LST-54 234k LST-54, an unidentified LST and LST-515 beached, date and place unknown. LST-54 is unloading a truck. Submitted by Frank Principe, Jr., Photo by Frank James Principe, Sr., USS LST-54
    LST-54 57k LST-55, LST-53 and LST-54 moored, date unknown, possibly is the United Kingdom. Submitted by Frank Principe, Jr., Photo by Frank James Principe, Sr., USS LST-54
    The history for USS LST-54 is from the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site Landing Ship Tank Appendix.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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