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LST-202

USS LST-202 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 15 July 1942 at the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL;

Launched, 16 March 1943;

Commissioned USS LST 202, 9 April 1943, LT Benjamin Ayesa, USCGR, in command

During World War II LST-202 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater LST Flotilla 7, Group 21, Division 42 and participated in the:

Bismarck-Archipelago operations;
(a) Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943, January and February 1944
(b) Admiralty Islands landings, February and March 1944
Eastern New Guinea operation;
(a) Saidor operations, January and February 1944
Hollandia operations, April and May 1944
Western New Guinea operations;
(a) Toem-Wakde-Sarmi operation, May 1944
(b) Noemfoor Island operation, July 1944
(c) Cape Sansapor operation, July and August 1944
(d) Morotai landings,September 1944
Leyte operation;
(a) Leyte landings, October and November 1944

Following World War II LST-202 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early November 1945.

Decommissioned, 11 April 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946

Final Disposition, sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Seattle, WA, 16 April 1948 for scrapping;

LST-202 earned five 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 12kts.
Complement 8 to 10 officers, 100 to 115 enlisted
Troop Capacity approx. 140 officers and enlisted
Boats 2 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
60k	*LST-202* and *LST-204* (background) beached at New Britain, while off loading tanks and other equipment, circa December 1943 to March 1944. US Coast Guard photo # 3058, from the collections of the US Coast Guard Historian's Office.	Mike Green
80k	*LST-202* under attack, date and place unknown.US Coast Guard photo from the US Coast Guard Historian's Office.	Mike Green
61k	*LST-18, LST-245, and LST-202* landing troops and material on the beach at Leyte, P.I., D-Day 20 October 1944. US Navy photo	Scott at LBS Products
79k	From left to right *LST-67, LST-66, LST-18, LST-245*, and LST-202** landing troops and material on the beach at Leyte, P.I., D-Day 20 October 1944. from the US Coast Guard Magazine "The Coast Guard and the Pacific War".	Don Leal USS LST 67 & USS LST 19
96k	*LST-202* crew photo, date and place unknown. US Coast Guard photo	US Coast Guard web site

View the LST-202
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
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office LST-202
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 5 May 2005