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LST-809

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 August 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 19 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-809, 10 October 1944
  • During World War II LST-809 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LST-809 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946.
  • Decommissioned, 15 July 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 18 August 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold to Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, PA., for scrapping
  • LST-809 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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    LSM-242 97k LST-809 with LCI(G)-346 secured to her port side and LSM-242 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    Catclaw 96k LST-809 can be seen in the background of this photo of Catclaw (AN-60) and Baretta (AN-41) salvaging a Japanese Type A or Type C midget submarine at Untan Ro, Okinawa, July-September 1945. The submarine had been sunk there by American planes during the Okinawa campaign.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-350054, a US Navy photo now in the collection of the US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    There is no DANFS history available for LST-809 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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