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Lost to enemy action, 7 June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT-443

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 7 June 1944, Invasion of Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 5 September 1942, at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 10 September 1942
  • Delivered, 19 September 1942
  • During World War II LCT-443 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla 4, LCDR Louis E. Hubbard in command, and participated in the following campaign:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 and 7 June 1944
  • Sunk by enemy action off Utah Beach, Normandy, 7 June 1944 while enroute to her assigned landing area, Tare Green Beach
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT-443 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 short tons
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft 3'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 13
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament 1 single 20mm AA gun mount, 2 .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 675 per shaft
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    LCT-583 60k Abandoned LCT-443 in the center distance and LCT-592 at far left lays stranded by low tide on the Normandy beach, 15 June 1944 while a US Army mobile crane lifts supplies from LCT-583 to a truck.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-253000, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 Ron Swanson
    There is no DANFS history available for LCT-443 at NavSource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 15 July 2011