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USS LST-632


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Hotel - Charlie
 NFHC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 26 April 1944, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
  • Launched, 21 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-632, 12 August 1944, ENS. G. W. Chandler, USNR, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-632 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LST Flotilla Eight (Capt E. Watts, USN), Group 22 (Cdr. E.H.Pope, USN), Division 44 and participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945     		Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, April 1945
    Manila Bay-Bicol operations
    Mariveles-Corregidor, February 1945     		Borneo operation
    Balikpapan operation, 1 to 2 July 1945     		.

  • Following World War II USSLST-632 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early May 1946
  • Decommissioned, 30 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 January 1947
  • Final Disposition, destroyed as a target, 11 June 1948
  • USS LST-632 earned four battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-740 43k USS LST-632, USS LST-740 and USS LST-1017 beached at Morotai, Dutch East Indies, 18 September 1944, D+3. Clark E. Parks SM1/c USS LST-740
    LST-632 76k USS LST-632 at anchor at Lingayen Gulf, 6 January 1945. Wes Stone, Lusby, MD. -"In memory of the men of the USNATB, Solomons, MD."
    LST-632 426k USS LST-632 at anchor at Lingayen Gulf, circa 6 to 9 January 1945. Judy G Reagan (Bair) in honor of her father LCDR Ernest E Bair USNR Ret.
    LST-632 432k USS LST-632 beached while unloading cargo at Lingayen Gulf, circa 9 January y1945. Judy G Reagan (Bair) in honor of her father LCDR Ernest E Bair USNR Ret.
    LST-632 70k USS LST-632 beached at Morotai, Dutch East Indies, 22 June 1945, while troops of the Australian 7th Division board for landings at Tarakan Island, Borneo.
    Australian War Memorial photo # 109885.    		 Australian War Memorial
    LST-632 67k USS LST-632 beached at Morotai, Dutch East Indies, 22 June 1945, while troops of the Australian 7th Division load there vehicles for the landing at Tarakan Island, Borneo.
    Australian War Memorial photo # 109924.    		 Australian War Memorial
    LST-632 567k USS LST-632 officers, date and location unknown. (Ltjg/Ens Bair), Ships Stores Officer, is seated at the end of the back row on the left side. Judy G Reagan (Bair) in honor of her father LCDR Ernest E Bair USNR Ret.
    LST-632 475k USS LST-632 officers and part of the enlisted crew, date and location unknown. Judy G Reagan (Bair) in honor of her father LCDR Ernest E Bair USNR Ret.
    LST-632 351k USS LST-632 officers and crew, date and location unknown. Sandi Mayo, for her father Billy James Compton USS LST-632
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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