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LST-628

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 (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 April 1944, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
  • Launched, 4 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-628, 31 July 1944, Lt. Frank C. Siedenburg USNR in command
  • During World War II LST-628 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LST-628 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946
  • Decommissioned, 3 April 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946
  • Final Disposition, Sold, 9 December 1947, to Ships and Power Equipment Corp., Barber, N.J. for scrapping
  • LST-628 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, 100-115 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations, approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm AA gun mounts, twelve 20mm A gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-628 11k LST-628 beached at Lingayen Gulf, 9 January 1945 while unloading US Army troops. LST Home Port web site
    LST-741 85k LST-741 LST-1017, LST-170, LST-460, LST-613, LST-1018, LST-695, LST-628, LST-697, beached on D+2, 22 October 1944, while unloading at Tacloban, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I.
    Photo was taken from the deck of LST-666    		 Photo by James Hopkins BM2/c USS LST-666 submitted by Harold A. Young SM2/c USS LST-666
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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    Last Updated 10 September 2004