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LST-811

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
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, 12 August 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 23 September 1944

Commissioned USS LST-811, 18 October 1944

During World War II, LST-811 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Okinawa Gunto operation;
(a)Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from March through June 1945

Following World War II LST-811 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946

Decommissioned, 26 June 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 4 November 1947, to Dulien Steel Products Inc., Seattle, WA.

LST-811 earned one battle star for World War II service.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,625 t.(fl), 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 Capacity approx. 130 Officers and Enlisted
Boats two LCVPs
Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, 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
	25k	*LST-817* and *LST-811* on the beach at Okinawa, date unknown.		Maynard A. Altizer for his father David H. Altizer S1/c USS LST-817

There is no DANFS history available for LST-811 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 - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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