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LST-262

USS LST-262 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 7 September 1942, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 13 February 1943

Commissioned USS LST-262, 15 June 1943, with a Coast Guard crew

During World War II LST-262 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:

Movement of Convoy UGS-36, April 1944
Invasion of Normandy, June 1944

Following World War II LST-262 was decommissioned, 14 January 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 December 1947, to N. Block and Co., Norfolk, VA.

LST-262 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 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	Source
145k	Landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, June 1944. Among identifiable ships present are *LST-532* (in the center of the view); *LST-262* (3rd LST from right); *LST-310* (2nd LST from right); *LST-533* (partially visible at far right); and *LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. US Coast Guard photo # 26-G-2517* from the US Coast Guard collection in the US National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center and Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
24k	*LST-262* crew photo on the beach at Normandy in June 1944.	Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
59k	*LST-262* departing the harbor at LaHavre, France, circa 1944.	Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262

There is no DANFS history available for LST-262 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
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

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