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Struck a mine at Normandy, 6 June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-555

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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 - Invasion of Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

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During World War II LCT(6)-555 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LST Flotilla Nineteen and participated in the following campaign:

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

Final Disposition, scrapped

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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
	56k	Exact scale model of LCT(6)-555 by Philippe Gonzales of France.		Philippe Gonzales
	95k	Philippe Gonzales' scale model of LCT(6)-555 presented to President George W. Bush, 5 June 2004, at Elysée (the home of the President of France) on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.		Philippe Gonzales
	89k	LCT(6)-555 beached at Easy Red, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 6 June 1944. Note the German prisoner at right in the photo.		Philippe Gonzales
	1290k	LCT(6)-555 and LCT(A)-2435 high and dry on Easy Red, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 9 June 1944. LCT-555 was beached after striking a mine, 6 June 1944. US Army Signal Corps photo # SC 196598		John H. Kellers GM3/c , USS LCT-539 and Dave Kerr
	119k	LCT(6)-555 stern first on the beach at Easy Red, Omaha Beach, Normandy, at low tide, 6 June 1944 or later.		Ron Swanson, LCT Flotillas WW2, Newsletter editor-researcher
	116k	Scene on "Omaha" Beach soon after the "D-Day" landings, showing stranded landing craft, piles of supplies, and dead Soldiers awaiting evacuation or burial. LCT(5)-199 is offshore in left center. British LCT(A)(5)-2421, LCT(6)-555 and LCT(6)-638 are on the beach in the center (listed from the middle distance to further away). An LCVP from Thurston (AP-77) is in the left foreground. The photograph was received by the Naval Photo Science Laboratory, 14 June 1944, but was probably taken on or about 6 June. US National Archives photo # 80-G-252557, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives		US Naval Historical Center web site

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There is no history for LCT(6)-555 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
6 June 1944 Action Report
World War II LCT Flotillas

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