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LST-119

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Launched, 28 July 1943, at Jeffersonville Boat and Machinery Co., Jeffersonville IN.

Commissioned USS LST-119, 1 September 1943

During World War II LST-119 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Marshall Islands operation;
(a) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 29 January to 8 February 1944
Marianas operation:
(a) Capture and occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944

Decommissioned, 13 May 1948, at Charleston, S.C.

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946

Sold to Beattie Oil Transport Co., New Orleans LA.and converted to a barge

Final Disposition, fate unknown.

LST-119 earned two battle stars 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 two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
39k	*LST-119* in October 1945 at Santa Barbara, CA., during filming of the movie "Gallant Bess"	Bill Hynes LST 119 Web Site
68k	*LST-119* during pontoon causeway experiments at Grizzly Bay, CA., March 1945.	Bill Hynes LST 119 Web Site
91k	*LSM-436* (left), *LCI(L)-743* (right) and *LST-119* (end of pier being held in position by two LCVPs) during pontoon causeway experiments at Grizzly Bay, near Benicia, CA. in March 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
102k	*LST-119* crew photo, January 1946	Bill Hynes LST-119 Web Site

View the LST-119
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST-119
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 16 July 2004