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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-544

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6JUN44) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

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During World War II LCT(6)-544 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Nineteen, LCDR Pruet and participated in the following campaign:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944

Final Disposition, fate unknown

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Specifications:
Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
Beam 32' 8"

Draft

limiting 3' 9"

maximum navigation 5'

Speed 10 kts.

Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.

Complement

1 officer

12 enlisted

Cargo Capacity 150 short tons

Armament

two single 20mm AA gun mounts

four .50 cal. machine guns

Armor

wheelhouse 20lbs

gun shields 10lbs

Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls

Propulsion

three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines

two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators

three propellers, 675shp

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1018054406 76766A.C.	267k	Members of the 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion load equipment aboard LCT(6)-544 during amphibious training at Torquay, England, date unknown. US Army Air Corps photo # 76766 A.C. and 76764 A.C. now in the collections of the US National Archives.		David Upton
1018054407 76764A.C.	269k
	52k	LCT(6)-544 approaching Fox Green Beach at Normandy, 6 June 1944. LCT(6)-544 had to veer away from this landing zone due to heavy enemy gun fire. Note the unidentified MK5 LCT landing a tank. The tank is from the 741st Tank Bn. The unidentified LCT was most likely hit by enemy gun fire and sunk on the beach. Photo by William T. O"Neill taken from LCT(6)-544		Steve O'Neill in honor of his father William T. O'Neill LCT(6)-544
	55k	LCT(6)-544 approaching Easy Green Beach at Normandy, 6 June 1944. LCT(6)-544 landed on this beach. Note the Army troops appear pinned down on the beach just above the waterline. Photo by William T. O"Neill taken from LCT(6)-544		Steve O'Neill in honor of his father William T. O'Neill LCT(6)-544
	68k	LCT(6)-544 approaching Easy Green Beach at Normandy, 6 June 1944. Note the vehicles already on the beach and the Army troops on the ground just above the waterline. LCT(6)-544 carried a bulldozer with a load of matting, and a couple of jeeps with Ranger recon elements. Photo by William T. O"Neill taken from LCT(6)-544		Steve O'Neill in honor of his father William T. O'Neill LCT(6)-544
	38k	LCT(6)-544 approaching Easy Green Beach at Normandy, 6 June 1944. Photo by William T. O"Neill taken from LCT(6)-544		Steve O'Neill in honor of his father William T. O'Neill LCT(6)-544
	66k	LCT(6)-544 approaching Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) to take off survivors as the transport is sinking off Omaha Beach at Normandy, 7 June 1944. Also in the photo is USS Pinto (ATF-90) alongside the stricken transport to fight fires and rescue crew. Photo was taken from LCT(6)-544		Steve O'Neill in honor of his father William T. O'Neill LCT(6)-544

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There is no history for LCT(6)-544 available at Navsource

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
World War II LCT Flotillas

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