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LST-131

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 7 July 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.;

Launched, 19 September 1943;

Commissioned USS LST-131, 15 November 1943;

During World War II, LST-131 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the:

Marianas operation;
(a) Capture and occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944
(b) Capture and occupation of Tinian, July 1944
Western Caroline Islands operation;
(a) Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944

Following World War II LST-131 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946;

Decommissioned, 20 May 1946;

Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1947;

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 6 April 1948, to Kaiser Co., Inc., Seattle, WA;

LST-131 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 Capacity, approx. 140 Officers and Enlisted;
Boats, 2-6 LCVP;
Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, 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.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	65k	*LST-131* at anchor, date and place unknown.		Vic Syfrit QM3/c USS LST-131

There is no DANFS history available for LST-131 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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