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LST-524

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 4 October 1943, at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN.

Launched, 13 December 1943

Commissioned USS LST-524, 9 February 1944

During World War II LST-524 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:

Invasion of Normandy, June 1944

LST-524 was next assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Okinawa Gunto operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, June 1945

Following World War II LST-524 performed occupation duty in the Far East until January 1946

Decommissioned, 4 February 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 October 1947

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 May 1948, to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, WA.

LST-524 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,640 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, 89-100 enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 130 officers and enlisted
Boats two LCVPs
Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	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

There is no DANFS history available for LST-524 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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